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1、你诚实 你快乐Ibelievehonestyisoneofthegreatestgiftsthereis.Iknowtheycallitalotoffancynamesthesedays,likeintegrity（正直，诚实）andforthrightness.Butitdoesntmakeanydifferencewhattheycallit;itsstillwhatmakesamanagoodcitizen.Thisismycode,andItrytoliveby.Ivebeeninthetaxicab（出租车）businessforthirty-fiveyears,andIknowth
2、ereisalotaboutitthatisnotsogood.Taxicabdrivershavetoberoughandtumble（摔倒，跌倒）fellowstobeabletotakeitinNewYork.YouvegottobetoughtofighttheNewYorktrafficeighthoursaday,thesedays.Becausetaxidriversaretough,peoplegetthewrongimpressionthattheyarebad.Taxidriversarejustlikeotherpeople.Mostofthemwillshakedown
3、ashonestfellows.Youreadinthepapersalmosteveryweekwhereataxidriverturnsinmoneyorjewelsorbonds,stufflikethat,peopleleaveintheircabs.Iftheywerenthonest,youwouldntbereadingthosestoriesinthepapers.OnetimeinBrooklyn,Ifoundanemerald（绿宝石，翡翠）ringinmycab.Irememberedhelpingaladywithalotofbundlesthatday,soIwent
4、backtowhereIhaddroppedheroff.Ittookmealmosttwodaystotraceherdowninordertoreturnherringtoher.Ididntgetasmuchas“thankyou.”Still,IfeltgoodbecauseIhaddonewhatwasright.IthinkIfeltbetterthanshedid.IwasbornandraisedinIrelandandlivedthereuntilIwasnineteenyearsold.Icametothiscountryin1913whereIheldseveraljob
5、stoearnafewdollarsbeforeenlistinginWorldWarNumberI.Afterbeingdischarged,Iboughtmyowncabandhaveownedoneeversince.Ithasntbeentooeasyattimes,butmywifetakescareofourmoneyandwehaveagoodbitputawayforarainyday（以备不时之需）.WhenIfirststarteddrivingacab,ParkAvenuewasmostlyabunchofcoalyards.HoofersBrewerywasrightn
6、exttowheretheWaldorf-Astoriaisnow.Ididprettywell,eveninthosedays.Inallmyyearsofdrivingataxicab,Ihaveneverhadanytroublewiththepublic,notevenwithdrunks.Eveniftheygetalittleheadstrong（任性的，顽固的）onceinawhile,Ijustagreewiththemandthentheybehavethemselves.Peopleaskmeabouttips.AsfarasIknow,practicallyeveryon
7、ewillgiveyousomething.Cometothinkofit,mostAmericansareprettygenerous.Ialwaystrytobenicetoeveryone,whethertheytipornot.IbelieveinGodandtrytobeagoodmemberofmyparish（教区）.ItrytoacttowardotherslikeIthinkGodwantsmetoact.Ihavebeentryingthisforalongtime,andthelongerItry,theeasieritgets.点击收听单词发音1forthrightne
8、ss正直参考例句：Hisforthrightnesswoneveryonesapproval.他的率直赢得了大家的好评。2helpingn.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的参考例句：Thepoorchildrenregularlyponyupforasecondhelpingofmyhamburger.那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。3enlistingv.（使）入伍，（使）参军(enlist的现在分词)；获得（帮助或支持）参考例句：Hethoughtaboutenlisting-abouttheSpanishlegion-aboutaprofession.他想去打仗，想参加西班牙军团，想找个职业。来自辞典例句Theyarenotenlistingmenoverthirty-five.他们不召超过35岁的人入伍。来自辞典例句4breweryn.啤酒厂参考例句：Thebreweryhad25heavyhorsesdeliveringbeerinLondon.啤酒厂有25匹高头大马在伦敦城中运送啤酒。Whenbusinesswasgood,thebreweryemployed20people.在生意好的时候，这家酿造厂曾经雇佣过20人。