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吾日三省乎吾身。为人谋而不忠乎?与朋友交而不信乎?传不习乎?——《论语》

Unit1Honestyandresponsibility

Tolivealifeofhonestyandintegrityisaresponsibilityofeverydecentperson.——NoamChomsky

过诚实正直的生活是每一个正派人的责任。——诺姆·乔姆斯基

Reading(p2-3)

Aftertwentyyears二十年后

Thepolicemanonthebeatwalkedalongthestreetashealwaysdid.Itwasbarelyteno’clockatnight.Whenhehad

walkedabouthalfwayaroundacertainblock,thepolicemansuddenlysloweddown.Inthedoorwayofastorestood

aman,withanunlitcigarinhismouth.Asthepolicemanwalkeduptohimthemanspokeupquickly.

巡逻的警察像往常一样沿着街道走着。还不到晚上十点。当他走过一个街区大约一半的时候，警察突

然放慢了速度。在一家商店的门口站着一个男人，嘴里叼着一支未点燃的雪茄。当警察走近他时，那人很

快地大声说起了话。

“It’sallright,officer,”hesaid.“I’mjustwaitingforafriend.It’sanappointmentmadetwentyyearsago.There

usedtobearestaurantwherethisstorestands—‘BigJoe’Brady’srestaurant.”

“没事的，警官，”他说。“我只是在等一个朋友。这是一个二十年前做的约定。这家商店所在的地方以

前有一家餐馆——‘大乔布雷迪’餐馆。”

“Itwashereuntilfiveyearsago,”saidthepoliceman.“Itwastorndownthen.”

“五年前它还在这里，”警察说。“后来它被拆除了。”

Themaninthedoorwaystruckamatchandlithiscigar.Thelightshowedapaleface,withkeeneyes,asquarejaw

andalittlewhitescarnearhisrighteyebrow.Hisscarfpinwasalargediamond,oddlyset.

站在门口的人划了一根火柴，点燃了雪茄。灯光显得苍白他的脸，一双敏锐的眼睛，一个方下巴，右

眉毛附近有一条白色的小伤疤。他的领巾别针是一颗大钻石，镶嵌得很奇怪。

twobrothers.IwaseighteenandJimmywastwenty.ThenextmorningIwastoleaveNewYorkandtraveltothe

Westtomakemyfortune.Well,weagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthat

dateandtime,nomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhatdistancewemighthavetocome.Wefigured

thatintwentyyearseachofusoughttohavebuiltalifeandmadeourfortunes.”

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