2003年1月CET-4Writing.pptVIP

2003年1月CET-4 Writing （1） It Pays to Be Honest Honesty is the best policy, as an old saying goes. As a valuable virtue, it is supposed to be cherished by people from all walks of like. However(?) there are still dishonest people in our society. For example, some businessmen sell fake product to their consumers; some students cheat in(?) the exams. （2） It Pays to Be Honest Honesty is the best policy, as an old saying goes. As a valuable virtue, it is supposed to be cherished by people from all walks of life. However, there are still people who are not honest in our society. For example, some businessmen sell fake products to their customers; some students cheat on exams. 2003年1月CET-4 Writing It Pays to Be Honest In our everyday life, we often hear of stories of people being cheated by dishonest people. For example, consumers go to buy a chicken and come back with a chicken whose stomach is filled with sand. Besides, many people have had the experience of being overcharged for a certain service or being charged for some service they have never enjoyed. Such instances are so common in our current society that people have come the conclusion that there are few honest people nowadays. * Even some world-famous corporations have cheated their employees and stockholders, such as Enron and the World Telecom. As a result, both of them have gone bankrupt and the CEOs of the two corporations have been severely punished. It serves them right because they have seriously destroyed the confidence of the investors in the U.S. stock market and brought about a great turmoil. We should learn a lesson from that case. Needless to say, honesty is vital to our society. Our traditions have placed much of emphasis on honesty and promises. Remember we human beings are social animals and we are closely related to others all the time. If you cheat others you may get some immediate profits. But then? When the others fi