英語小達(dá)人每天10分鐘 59 Honesty is the best policy
第12單元 誠(chéng)實(shí)是最好的政策
Howard was a good businessman; he had been all his life. He was so successful because he was amart, kind, and considerate. People liked doing busness with him because he always considered his associates side of things.
霍德華是個(gè)很好的生意人，他一直都是。他之所以如此成功，是因?yàn)樗斆鳌⒂焉魄殷w貼。人們喜歡和他做生意，因?yàn)樗紩?huì)站在對(duì)方的立場(chǎng)為他們考慮。
One cold October day, he agreed to do a business deal with a man from out of town. Howard had hesitations about working with this man but decided to go ahead with the deal anyway.
某年十月，在一個(gè)寒冷的日子里，他答應(yīng)要和鎮(zhèn)外某個(gè)人談一筆生意，霍德華對(duì)與他合作一事有點(diǎn)遲疑，但還是決定先合作。
About three weeks later, Howard found out the man had ripped him off. Howard lost a lot of money and his business was in trouble. People in the neighborhood heard the news about Howard and wanted to help.
三個(gè)禮拜后，霍德華發(fā)現(xiàn)那個(gè)人騙了他，霍德華賠了很多錢，他的公司也岌岌可危。附近鄰居得知霍德華發(fā)生這種事，都很想幫他。
Howard had done busniess with many people; and because he was such an honest man, he had made many friends during his career. Fiancial offers were made to Howard with little expected in return. With the help od the other business owners, Howars was able to get his business up and running again.
有許多人和霍德華做生意，因?yàn)樗莻€(gè)誠(chéng)實(shí)的人，而他也在商界結(jié)交了不少朋友，大家不求回報(bào)地慷慨解囊。在其他公司老板的協(xié)助下，霍德華得以讓他的事業(yè)起死回生。
