Damien worked at the food bank every Saturday. He gave bags of food to people who needed them.
达米安每个星期六都在食品银行工作。他把一袋袋食物分给需要的人。
One Saturday at ten, an old man came in. He wore a clean, old coat, and his back was very straight.
一个星期六的十点，一位老人走了进来。他穿着一件干净的旧外套，背挺得很直。
"Good morning," Damien said. "Can I help you?"
“早上好，”达米安说，“需要帮忙吗？”
"I am not here for food," the man said. "I am here to help. Do you need someone to work?"
“我不是来领食物的，”老人说，“我是来帮忙的。你们需要人干活吗？”
Damien saw the thin coat and the tired hands. He understood. "You came at the right time," he said. "We have too many boxes of cans and not enough hands."
达米安看到了那件单薄的外套和疲惫的双手。他明白了。“您来得正是时候，”他说，“我们有太多箱罐头，人手却不够。”
The old man smiled a little. "Show me," he said.
老人微微一笑。“带我去看看吧，”他说。
He sorted cans for three hours. He put the beans, soup, and tomatoes in neat lines. Then he looked at the big shelf by the door. "This one is crooked," he said. "Do you have a screwdriver?"
他整理了三个小时的罐头。他把豆子、汤和番茄一排排摆得整整齐齐。然后他看了看门边那个大货架。“这个歪了，”他说，“你们有螺丝刀吗？”
Damien found one. The old man fixed the shelf in ten minutes.
达米安找来了一把。老人用了十分钟就把货架修好了。
"I worked with wood for forty years," he said.
“我做了四十年木工，”他说。
"You are better than all of us," Damien said.
“您比我们所有人都强，”达米安说。
At one o'clock, the old man put on his coat. Damien filled a bag with rice, beans, soup, bread, and apples.
一点钟，老人穿上了外套。达米安装了一袋大米、豆子、汤、面包和苹果。
"Every helper takes a bag home," he said. "It is the rule here."
“每位帮忙的人都要带一袋回家，”他说，“这是这里的规矩。”
The old man looked at the bag. Then he looked at Damien. "Then I will take it," he said. He held it with both hands. "Thank you. I will come back next Saturday."
老人看了看那袋食物。然后他看着达米安。“那我就收下了，”他说。他用双手拿着袋子。“谢谢你。下个星期六我还会来的。”
