But it was the year for papa to buy a new cowboy hat. Mama knew this. She also thought that if she spent the money for a straw hat, papa would not spend any money to but a cowboy hat.

但今年父亲买了一顶新牛仔帽。母亲知道的，她还想，如果她花钱买了草帽，父亲就不会再去在买牛仔帽了。