Lesson 5 The Cost of Dishonesty

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David began studying in Germany two years ago. The college was a little far from where he lived, so he had to take the subway every day.This clever student soon found it was easy to skip buying subway tckets, so he ofen went and returned without a tcket to save money.As a result, he had been caught with no tcket in the subway four tmes, but he never took them to heart.He thought what he should pay more atenton to was his study.He did work very hard in the last two years and graduated with amazing academic achievements a month ago.Everyone, including himself, thought he would get a good job easily in Germany and had a bright future.He went to a big local company confidently.But to his disappointment, he was not even allowed the chance for an interview！He then went to another famous company, only to receive the same treatment.When he was turned down a third tme, he couldn't help telephoning the company to ask why they didn't want him.The answer was simple.“We don't ofer jobs/hire to dishonest people in Germany！”

We may get short-term benefits by dishonest means, but the truth will come out sooner or later and the cost is high. So remember, honesty is the best policy.

词汇详解

1.graduate[ˈɡrædʒuət]n.毕业生v.毕业

典型例句

He will graduate from the school in May.

他将要在五月份毕业。

最常用法

graduate from　从……毕业

联想记忆

graduation n.毕业；毕业典礼

2.include[ɪnˈkluːd]vt.包括；包含

典型例句

My job doesn’t include making coffee for the boss！

为老板煮咖啡不是我分内的事！

最常用法

including me　包括我

me included　包括我

联想记忆

contain vt.容纳；包含

including prep.包含；包括

3.allow[əˈlaʊ]vt.允许

典型例句

You are not allowed to smoke here.这里不许吸烟。

最常用法

allow sb.sth.供某人某物

allow sth. to sb.向某人准许某事

allow doing sth.允许做某事

联想记忆

permit n.许可证；执照　v.允许；许可

forbid vt.禁止；阻止；不许

4.help[help]v.帮助；有助于n.帮助；帮手

典型例句

He’s been helping himself to my statonery.

他未经许可一直用我的文具。

最常用法

help sb.（to）do sth.帮助某人做某事

can't help doing sth.忍不住做某事

can't help but　不得不

help oneself to sth.自取，自用

help sb. out（of sth.）帮助某人解决难题（某事）

with the help of　利用，借助于

联想记忆

helper n.助手；帮手

helpful adj.有帮助的；有用的

helpless adj.无助的；无依靠的

aid n.援助；帮助　v.辅助；援助；接济

assist v.帮助；协助　n.帮助；协助；助攻

参考阅读

不讲诚信的代价

大卫两年前到德国留学。学校离他住的地方很远，他每天要坐地铁往返。聪明的他很快就发现在地铁上逃票很容易，于是为了省钱，他常常不买票。他曾四次被逮到逃票，但他从没把这些事搁在心里。在他看来，他更要专注的是他的学习。过去的两年中他学习的确努力，一个月前他刚刚以优异的成绩毕业。每一个人，包括他自己，都认为他会很容易地在德国找到一份好工作，拥有一个美好的未来。他信心满满地去了一家当地的大公司应聘。但令他失望的是，人家甚至连面试的机会都没给他！他又去了另一个知名公司，结果受到了同样的待遇。当他第三次被拒绝后，他忍不住打电话给该公司，问他们为什么不想要他。对方的回答很简单：“在德国，我们不向不诚实的人提供工作！”

我们可能通过不诚实的方法获得短期利益，但真相迟早会大白于天下，使我们付出高昂的代价。所以请记住，诚实是最佳策略。

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