The majority of students at the University of Maryland applauded the campaign. the campus newspaper editorial said, "Like police arrest n speeders, the intent is not to catch everyone but rather to catch enough to spread the word , s We frequently hear about "the good old days", when Americans were better, happier, and more honest But were they more honest? Maybe yes, a long time ago when life was very different from what it is today .s School children used to know the story of how Abraham Lincoln walked five miles to return a penny he'd overcharged a customer It's the kind of stor we think of as myth. But in the case of Lincoln the story is true . unlike the story of George Washington and the cherry tree. Washington's first biographer invented the tale of little George saying to his father, I cannot tell a lie. I did it with my ax. What is important in both stories, however, is that gs honesty was seen as an important part of the American character And these are just two stories out of many Students in the last centur usually didn't read"fun"stories. They read stories that taught moral values Such stories pointed out quite clearly that children who lied, cheated, or stole came to bad ends Parents may have further reinforced those values. It's difficult to know. We do know that children didn't hear their parents talk of cheating the government on income taxes-there werent any .o A clue as to why Americans may have been more honest in the past lies in the Abe Lincoln story. Lincoln knew his customer. They both lived in a small town. Would a check-out person at a large supermarket return money a customer? It's less likely. On the other hand, would overnight guests at an inn run by a husband and wife, steal towels? It's less likely
❖ The majority of students at the University of Maryland applauded the campaign. The campus newspaper editorial said, "Like police arresting speeders, the intent is not to catch everyone but rather to catch enough to spread the word." ❖ We frequently hear about "the good old days", when Americans were better, happier, and more honest. But were they more honest? Maybe yes, a long time ago when life was very different from what it is today. ❖ School children used to know the story of how Abraham Lincoln walked five miles to return a penny he'd overcharged a customer. It's the kind of story we think of as myth. But in the case of Lincoln, the story is true … unlike the story of George Washington and the cherry tree. Washington's first biographer invented the tale of little George saying to his father, "I cannot tell a lie. I did it with my ax." What is important in both stories, however, is that honesty was seen as an important part of the American character. ❖ And these are just two stories out of many. Students in the last century usually didn't read "fun" stories. They read stories that taught moral values. Such stories pointed out quite clearly that children who lied, cheated, or stole came to bad ends. ❖ Parents may have further reinforced those values. It's difficult to know. We do know that children didn't hear their parents talk of cheating the government on income taxes - there weren't any. ❖ A clue as to why Americans may have been more honest in the past lies in the Abe Lincoln story. Lincoln knew his customer. They both lived in a small town. Would a check-out person at a large supermarket return money a customer? It's less likely. On the other hand, would overnight guests at an inn run by a husband and wife, steal towels? It's less likely
.Perhaps this tells us that people need to know one another to be at their honest best The vast majority of Americans still believe that 日 honesty as an important part of the American Character. for that reason there are numerous watch-dog committees at all levels of society Although signs of dishonesty in school, business, and government seem much more numerous in", recent years than in the past, could it be that we are getting better at revealing such dishonesty? go There is some evidence that dishonesty may ebb and flow. When times are hard incidents of theft and cheating usually go up. And when times get better such incidents tend to go down s Cheating in school also tends to ebb and flow But it doesn t seem linked to the econom go Many educators feel that as students gain confidence in themselves and their abilities, they are less likely to cheat. Surprisingly, some efforts to prevent cheating may actuall encourage cheating-a person may feel they don't trust me anyway, and be tempted to"beat the system. "Distrust can be contagious. But,so can trust
❖ Perhaps this tells us that people need to know one another to be at their honest best. ❖ The vast majority of Americans still believe that honesty as an important part of the American Character. For that reason, there are numerous watch-dog committees at all levels of society. Although signs of dishonesty in school, business, and government seem much more numerous in recent years than in the past, could it be that we are getting better at revealing such dishonesty? ❖ There is some evidence that dishonesty may ebb and flow. When times are hard, incidents of theft and cheating usually go up. And when times get better such incidents tend to go down. ❖ Cheating in school also tends to ebb and flow. But it doesn't seem linked to the economy. ❖ Many educators feel that as students gain confidence in themselves and their abilities, they are less likely to cheat. Surprisingly, some efforts to prevent cheating may actually encourage cheating - a person may feel "they don't trust me anyway," and be tempted to "beat the system." Distrust can be contagious. But, so can trust!
NEW WORDS2 冷 Honesty n. freedom from deceit, cheating,etc.诚实 冷 Style:n. fashion时髦 ,o Poll:n. survey of public opinion by putting questions to a representative selection of persons民意测验 冷 Admit:. state or agree to the truth o; confess承认,供认 Admission n 令 Temptation:n. the act of tempting or being tempted引诱;诱惑 冷Peek:i.look(atsh) quickly,esp. when one should not偷看 令 behavio(u)r:n. way of behaving行为 behave: v 冷 Indication:n. sign or suggestion迹象 令 Competency:n. ability; being competent能力;胜任 finished a course of study or passed an examination X/E essfully 6s Diploma: n. official paper showing that a person has suc 冷 Corresponding:a. matching相应的 ☆ Crimina:a. of crime .o misdemeano(u)r: n crime that is less serious than, for example, stealing of murder轻罪 Charge:n. accusation指控 冷 possess:n.have,own占有,拥有 .o advance: a. made available before the date of general publication or release预先的
NEW WORDS ❖ Honesty :n. freedom from deceit, cheating, etc. 诚实 ❖ Style: n. fashion 时髦 ❖ Poll: n. survey of public opinion by putting questions to a representative selection of persons 民意测验 ❖ Admit: v. state or agree to the truth of; confess 承认，供认 Admission n. ❖ Temptation: n. the act of tempting or being tempted 引诱；诱惑 ❖ Peek: vi. look (at sth.) quickly, esp. when one should not 偷看 ❖ behavio(u)r : n. way of behaving 行为 behave:v. ❖ Indication: n. sign or suggestion 迹象 ❖ Competency: n. ability; being competent 能力；胜任 ❖ Diploma: n. official paper showing that a person has successfully finished a course of study or passed an examination 文凭 ❖ Corresponding: a. matching 相应的 ❖ Criminal: a. of crime ❖ misdemeano(u)r: n. crime that is less serious than, for example, stealing of murder 轻罪 ❖ Charge: n. accusation 指控 ❖ possess: n. have, own 占有，拥有 ❖ advance: a. made available before the date of general publication or release 预先的
regent: n. member of a governing board(学校董事会的)董事 冷drop:t. gIve up; discontinue放弃;革除 冷 traditional:a. of or according to tradition传统的 令 tradition:n 令 requirement:n.sth. required;sth. demanded as a condition要求;必要条件 .o prewritten: a written beforehand; written in advance 冷 psychology:n. science of the mind心理学 6 psychological: a 冷 launch:v.stat, set going发起:发动 冷 campaign:n. series of planned activities for some special purpose运动 令file:ⅵi. march or move in a line排成纵队行进 冷exit:n. way out of a place出口(处) 冷 proctor:n.临考人 ID card:n. identity card身份证 冷dorm:n.( short for) dormitory宿舍 s. mug: n the face or mouth .o shot: n a single photograph o mug shot: n (sl photograph of a person's face, used for purposes of identification面部照片 冷 ringer:n. any person who pretends to be another冒名顶替者 冷 applaud:t. praise esp. by striking one's hands to gether拍手称赞 冷 campus:n. university; the grounds of a university, college, or school大学;校园
❖ regent: n. member of a governing board （学校董事会的）董事 ❖ drop: vt. give up; discontinue 放弃；革除 ❖ traditional: a. of or according to tradition 传统的 ❖ tradition: n. ❖ requirement: n. sth. required; sth. demanded as a condition 要求；必要条件 ❖ prewritten: a. written beforehand; written in advance ❖ psychology: n. science of the mind 心理学 ❖ psychological: a. ❖ launch: vt. start, set going 发起；发动 ❖ campaign: n. series of planned activities for some special purpose 运动 ❖ file: vi. march or move in a line 排成纵队行进 ❖ exit: n. way out of a place 出口（处） ❖ proctor: n. 临考人 ❖ ID card: n. identity card 身份证 ❖ dorm: n. (short for) dormitory 宿舍 ❖ mug: n. the face or mouth ❖ shot: n. a single photograph ❖ mug shot: n. (sl.) photograph of a person's face, used for purposes of identification 面部照片 ❖ ringer: n. any person who pretends to be another 冒名顶替者 ❖ applaud: vt. praise esp. by striking one's hands to gether 拍手称赞 ❖ campus: n. university; the grounds of a university, college, or school 大学;校园
editorial: n. leading article社论 arrest: vt.seze(sb) rin the name of the law逮捕 .s speeder: n person who drives an automobile at a higher speed than is lawful itE'AiE 驾驶者 g intent: n purpose; intention 冷 frequently:ad. at short intervals,ofen频繁地 冷 overcharge:t. charge too much对要价太高 令 customer:n. person who buys goods from a shop,esp. regularly顾客 冷myh:n.神话 ,o unlike: prep. not like, different from 冷 cherry:n.樱桃 冷 biographer:n. person who writes about another person'slfe传记作家 冷axX(e):n.斧子 g. character: n. mental or moral qualities that make one person race, etc. different from others性格,品质 冷mora:a. concerning principles of right of wrong道德的 令 reinforce:t. encourage of strengthen加强 tax:n.税,税款 冷clue:n.sth. that helps to find an answer to a question线索 冷 check-ou:n. desk where one pays the bill of the goods one has chosen结帐处 冷 supermarket:n. large shop where one serves oneself with food and goods超级市场 冷 overnight:a. for or during the night住一夜的;一整夜的 inn:n. small hotel小旅馆,客栈 towe:n.毛巾
❖ editorial: n. leading article 社论 ❖ arrest: vt. seize (sb.) in the name of the law 逮捕 ❖ speeder: n. person who drives an automobile at a higher speed than is lawful 违法超 速驾驶者 ❖ intent: n. purpose; intention ❖ frequently: ad. at short intervals, often 频繁地 ❖ overcharge: vt. charge too much 对...要价太高 ❖ customer: n. person who buys goods from a shop, esp. regularly 顾客 ❖ myth: n. 神话 ❖ unlike: prep. not like, different from ❖ cherry: n. 樱桃 ❖ biographer: n. person who writes about another person's life 传记作家 ❖ ax(e): n. 斧子 ❖ character: n. mental or moral qualities that make one person, race, etc. different from others 性格，品质 ❖ moral: a. concerning principles of right of wrong 道德的 ❖ reinforce: vt. encourage of strengthen 加强 ❖ tax: n. 税，税款 ❖ clue: n. sth. that helps to find an answer to a question 线索 ❖ check-out: n. desk where one pays the bill of the goods one has chosen 结帐处 ❖ supermarket: n. large shop where one serves oneself with food and goods 超级市场 ❖ overnight: a. for or during the night 住一夜的；一整夜的 ❖ inn: n. small hotel 小旅馆，客栈 ❖ towel: n. 毛巾