Tom's mother told him, "Do not go outside without your warm coat, Tom. It is very cold and there is a lot of  snow on the ground. If you go without your coat, you will catch cold, and you will be sick."

汤姆的妈妈告诉他：“穿上你的外套再去外面，汤姆！外面非常冷而且地面积了好多雪。如果你不穿外套的话，会感冒的，生病就不好了。”

"But I feel quite warm," said Tom.

“但是我觉得挺暖和的。”汤姆说。

"Yes, you do now," said his mother. "That's because there is a big fire in here. Outside there is no fire, and the cold wind blows. If you have no warm coat on, you will feel cold."

“是的，你现在觉得暖和。”妈妈说：“那是因为家里有大壁炉。外面可没有火给你烤，而且还有冷风吹。如果你不穿上暖和的外套，你一定会冷的。”

However, Tom thought he knew best, so he went outside with no coat, and he caught a bad cold and cough. He was very sick and had to stay in bed.

但是，汤姆更相信自己的判断，所以没有穿外套就出去了，结果感冒非常严重还咳嗽。他生病了，只能待在床上。

Tom was supposed to play on the frozen pond with his friends Jack and Will the next day, but now Tom was too sick to go. When he was in bed, Tom thought about how silly he had been. He would try to do all he was told when he got well again.

汤姆本来应该第二天跟他的朋友杰克和威尔一起去冰冻上的池塘玩的，但现在汤姆病得太严重不能去了。他在床上的时候，汤姆想自己以前真是傻。等他彻底康复了一定要听妈妈的话。

Word list:词汇列表

frozen: when water turns to ice, it is "frozen"; 冷冻的

well: feeling good, not sick. 康复（不生病）