YourNeedisGreaterThanMine

　　Inmanybigcitiestherearepeoplewhocannotgetwork.Sometimestheydonotwanttowork,

　　butsometimesthereisn'tanyworkforthemtodo.

　　Someofthesepeoplebegformoney.Someofthemsellboxesofmatchesorcheappens,andsomeofthemsellflowers.

　　Andrewnevergavemoneytobeggars."Peopleshouldworkfortheirmoney,"hebelieved.Healsobelievedtherewasworkforeveryone,whichwasnottrue.

　　Onedaywhenhewaswaitingforabus,abeggarcameupandaskedhimformoney.Thebeggar

　　wasanoldwomanwearingveryoldanddirtyclothes.Shehadnoshoesandshewassellingsomesweet-smellingflowers.

　　"Giveanoldwomantendollars,mister,"shesaidtoAndrew."Ihaven'thadameal(餐)forthreedays."

　　"I'mnotgivingyoutendollars,"Andrewsaid.

　　"Whataboutfivedollars,then,mister"thepooroldwomanasked."That'llbuymeacoupleofpiecesofbread."

　　"No,"Andrewsaid.

　　"Thenwhataboutonedollar"theoldwomanasked."Icanbuyanorangeforonedollar."

　　"Ihaven'tgotonedollar,"Andrewsaid."Nowgoaway."

　　Theoldwomanlookedathimsadly,andthengavehimherflowers.

　　"Here,mister,"shesaid."Youhavethese.YouneedthemmorethanIdo."

　　(我建议买《妙语短篇》)