Honesty Is Gold
诚实是金
Honesty means speaking the truth and being fair and upright in act. He who lies and cheats is dishonest. Those who gain fortunes not by hard labour but by other means is dishonest.
Honesty is a good virtue. If you are honest all the time, you'll be trusted and respected by others. A liar is always looked down upon and regarded as a black sheep by the people a round. Once you lie, people will never believe you even if you speak the truth.
However, in the tide of commodity economy today, it seems that more and more people believe in money at the sacrifice of honesty. To them, among such things as health, beauty, money, intelligence, honesty, reputation and talent, honesty is the only thing that can be cast away. They don't understand or pretend not to understand that honesty is the biggest fortune humans own, and that it is the prerequisite for doing everything well. I think these people are to be pitied.
In short, honesty is gold. Honest, your reputation will become great; dishonest, your name will be spoiled and your personality degraded. Therefore, we should never make such an excuseas "A little dishonesty is only a trifle thing." We should eradicate immediately the seed of dishonesty once it is sowed in our minds.
作文结构分析：
·Honesty as against dishonesty
* Honest — speak truth , being fair
* Dishonest — lie, cheat
·Honesty — a good virtue
* Honest — be trusted and respected
* Dishonest — name spoiled, personality degraded
·Argue against dishonesty
·Conclusion
* Cultivate honesty
* Discard dishonesty
作文内容分析：
本文是一篇议论文。曾有一四级考题与之类似。本文的主题是“ 诚信是金”, 作者采用了“诚”与“欺”对比的手法行文, 最后告诫人们以诚处事, 杜绝欺诈。
单词词组：
being fair and upright in act 处事公正, 行为正直
virtue n. 美德
liar n. 说谎者
be regarded as 被认为是
the tide of commodity economy 商品经济的大潮
at the sacrifice of... 牺牲……
reputation n. 信誉
honesty is the only thing that can be cast away 诚信是惟一可抛弃的
pretend not to + v. 假装不……
prerequisite n. 先决条件
pity v. 可怜
personality degraded 降低人格
make an excuse 找借口
a trifle thing 微不足道, 小问题
eradicate v. 排除
seed n. 种子
sow v. 播种
