How honest are you? 你诚实吗？
<p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="honesty">honesty</span> 词汇: 诚实</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> – <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="dishonest">dishonest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> – <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="copying">copying</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="borrowing">borrowing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="upstanding">upstanding</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="honesty">honesty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="proverb">proverb</span>, '<span word="honesty">honesty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>', <span word="was">was</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1700<span word="s">s</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="statesman">statesman</span>, <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="owning">owning</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="behaving">behaving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="unscrupulous">unscrupulous</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="parks">parks</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honesty">honesty</span> <span word="box">box</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="relies">relies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="relies">relies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cheat">cheat</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temptation">temptation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="amount">amount</span>.</p><p><span word="Philip">Philip</span> <span word="Graves">Graves</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="psychologist">psychologist</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="Consumerology">Consumerology</span>, <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="temptation">temptation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span>: "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dishonest">dishonest</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="evolutionary">evolutionary</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="surviving">surviving</span>."</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="dishonest">dishonest</span>? <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="selfish">selfish</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span> – <span word="which">which</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="selfishly">selfishly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dishonestly">dishonestly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Philip">Philip</span> <span word="Graves">Graves</span> <span word="says">says</span>: "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="feather">feather</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="nest">nest</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="ostracised">ostracised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span>." <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>.</p>
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