郑国 ，有个人想去城里买一双新鞋子
。

　Before leaving home, he measured his foot with a piece of straw for size.After he arrived at the town and entered a shoe shop, he put his hand into hispocket only to find that in his haste he had left the measurement at home.Thereupon, he turned round and started for home. But when he rushed back to theshoeshop with the measurement, the shop had closed. As a result, he had suanwenwbusied himself for nothing.

　他离家前先用一根稻草量了自己的脚，把他当作尺码。他到了城里
，走进鞋店，伸手摸口袋 ，从发现因为急着赶路
，把尺码忘在家里了 。于是，他转身就往家里跑
。可是等他拿着尺码赶回鞋店的时候 ，店已经关门了。结果
，他白忙了一阵子，还是没有买到鞋子 。

　Later, someone asked him:
” Were you buying shoes for yourself or forothers? ”

　后来 ，有人问他：“你是给自己买鞋
，还是给别人买鞋? ”

　He answered:
” For myself.”