英语小达人 59 Honesty is the best policy

 　　Honesty is the best policy

　　诚实是最好的政策

　　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.

　　霍德华是个很好的生意人，他一直都是。他之所以如此成功，是因为他聪明、友善且体贴。人们喜欢和他做生意，因为他都会站在对方的立场为他们考虑。

　　One cold October day, he agreed to do a business deal with a man from out of town. Howard had hesitations¹ about working with this man but decided² to go ahead with the deal anyway.

　　某年十月，在一个寒冷的日子里，他答应要和镇外某个人谈一笔生意，霍德华对与他合作一事有点迟疑，但还是决定先合作。

　　About three weeks later, Howard found out the man had ripped³ 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.

　　三个礼拜后，霍德华发现那个人骗了他，霍德华赔了很多钱，他的公司也岌岌可危。附近邻居得知霍德华发生这种事，都很想帮他。

　　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.

　　有许多人和霍德华做生意，因为他是个诚实的人，而他也在商界结交了不少朋友，大家不求回报地慷慨解囊。在其他公司老板的协助下，霍德华得以让他的事业起死回生。

1 hesitations   

n.犹豫( hesitation的名词复数 )；踌躇；犹豫（之事或行为）；口吃

参考例句：

• His doubts and hesitations were tiresome. 他的疑惑和犹豫令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cool manipulators in Hanoi had exploited America's hesitations and self-doubt. 善于冷静地操纵这类事的河内统治者大大地钻了美国当局优柔寡断的空子。 来自辞典例句

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 ripped   

adj. <美俚>喝醉的，受毒品麻醉的 动词rip的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He had ripped up the carpet, leaving only the bare boards. 他用力扯去了地毯，只剩下裸露的地板。
• I ripped my jeans on the fence. 我的牛仔裤在栅栏上划破了。