Tom likes sweets very much. 

湯姆非常喜歡吃糖。

But his mother never gives him any, because she thinks they are bad for his teeth.

但是他媽媽從不給他糖吃，因?yàn)樗J(rèn)為糖果對(duì)牙齒有害。

But when Tom's uncle gives him some, she always lets him eat the sweets.

但是當(dāng)湯姆的舅舅給他一些糖時(shí)，她總會(huì)讓他吃。

She wants to make her brother happy.

她想讓她的弟弟高興。

One evening, a few days before Tom's birthday, he was praying in his bedroom.

一天晚上，湯姆生日前的幾天，他在臥室里祈禱。

“Please, God,” he shouted. “Let them give me a big box of sweets as my birthday present.”

“拜托，上帝，”他喊道?！白屗麄兘o我一大盒糖果作為我的生日禮物吧?！?/p>

His mother heard this and came into the room.

他媽媽聽(tīng)到后走進(jìn)了房間。

“Why are you shouting, Tom?” she asked.

“你為什么大喊大叫，湯姆?”她問(wèn)。

“God can hear you quite well, even when you talk quietly.”

“即使你小聲說(shuō)話，上帝也能聽(tīng)得很清楚?！?/p>

“I know,” answered the clever boy, “but my uncle in the next room can't.”

“我知道，”聰明的男孩回答，“但是我隔壁房間的舅舅聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)?！?/p>