One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue，when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. I turned into the first sock shop that caught my eye，and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old came forward. “What can I do for you，sir?”“I wish to buy a pair of socks.” His eyes glowed. There was a note of passion in his voice. “Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks?”I had not been aware of that，as my entrance had been accidental. “Come with me，” said the boy，ecstatically. I followed him to the rear of the shop，and he began to haul down from the shelves box after box，displaying their contents for my delectation.

一个晴朗的下午我沿着第五大道走着，当我记得一定要买一双袜子的时候，我看到第一家袜子店吸引了我的注意力并拐了进去，然后一个不超过17岁的男孩职员走过来。“我能为您做什么，先生?”“我想买一双袜子。”他的眼睛闪闪发光。从他的声音里发出一种吸引注意的激情。“您知道您来到了世界上最好的地方买袜子吗?“我没有意识到我的进入是这么的偶然。“跟我来。”男孩心醉神迷地说道。我跟着他走进他后面的商店，他开始从货架上拿下一个又一个盒子后，为我的挑选而打开里面的东西。