Provide Timely Help

Benjamin was born in slums. He only had a pair of slippers to wear. And his shirt had a long slit. His house was on the slope of the riverbank. Benjamin worked at a factory that was 5 miles or so from his house. There was a slogan on the factory’s wall, “Work for yourself.” Benjamin was smart. He was ever so diligent. He worked so hard that his boss liked him very much. So far Benjamin had done very well at factory. He saved all his money in a pot, so that he could buy some gifts for his girlfriend next month, a smoonth mirror, an overcoat and so on. But a sly smuggler had been on watch for the pot for a long time. One day, the smuggler set fire to Benjamin’s house. Then he smashed the door open in the name of fire fighting. Under the cover of the smog, He snatched the pot on the sly. That evening, Benjamin had some snack as supper then went home. He was caught in the snowstorm, so that his clothes were soaked, He made his way home. To his shock, his house was burned and the pot was gone. He couldn’t imagine who could be so mean as to do a thing like that. He couldn’t smooth his anger and sadness. The next day, Benjamin’s boss heard of his misfortune. He gave Benjamin some money. “I am not a snobbish boss,”he said to Benjamin, “I’d like to help you out of trouble.”

本杰民出生在平民窟。他只有一双拖鞋可穿。他的衬衣上有一条细长裂缝。他的房子在河岸的斜坡上。本杰民在一家离家大约5英里的工厂工作。工厂的墙上贴着标语：“你为你自己工作。”本杰民很聪明伶俐。他非常勤快。他工作如此努力以至于他的老板非常喜欢他。迄今为止本杰民在工厂里工作得很好。他把他所有的钱存在一个罐子里。为的是下个月他可以买一些礼物送给他的女友，一面平滑的镜子、一件外套等等。但一个狡猾的走私犯已经窥见那只罐子很久了。一天走私犯放火烧本杰民的房子，然后他以救火的名义打碎了门。在烟雾的掩护下，他偷偷地攫取了那只罐子。那天晚上，本杰民吃了快餐当晚饭，然后回家。他遭遇了暴风雪，结果他的衣服都浸湿了。他摸索回家去，让他震惊的是，他的房子被烧毁了，罐子不见了。他不能想象是谁如此卑劣以至于干出这样的事情。他无法平息他的愤怒和沮丧。第二天，本杰民的老板听说了他的不幸。他拿给本杰民一些钱。“我不是一个势利的老板，”他对本杰民说：“我愿意帮助你摆脱困境。”