Having parked near the car wash beside the supermarket, I came away to wait for my wife to come from work. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum (流浪漢). From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times that you just don’t want to be bothered (打擾). This was one of those “don’t want to be bothered times.”

“I hope he doesn’t ask me for any money,” I thought. He didn’t. He came and sat on the seat by the bus stop but he didn’t look like he could have enough money to even ride the bus. After a few minutes he spoke, “That’s a very pretty car”. He was ragged (衣著破舊的) but he had an air of dignity (尊嚴) around him. I said, “thanks,” without taking a look at him.

He sat there quietly for a moment. The expected begging for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, “Ask him if he needs any help.” I was sure that he would say “yes”. So I asked, “Do you need any help?” He answered in three simple words that I shall never forget. The three words shook me. “Don’t we all?” he said.

I was feeling successful and important, above a bum in the street, until those three words hit me. Don’t we all? I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day. Those three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, you need help too. However, no matter how little you have, you can give help too.

1.The author walked away from the car wash to _____.

A. go to work

B. wash his car

C. go shopping

D. meet his wife

2.When the author first saw the bum, he planned to _____.

A. ignore his difficulty

B. give him a lesson

C. offer him some help

D. make friends with him

3.When the bum said “Don’t we all?”, the author felt _____.

A. satisfied B. shy C. sad D. shocked

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. The clever bum

B. Never lose your dignity

C. Don’t we all need help?

D. To give or not?

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