托福写作素材：honesty诚实

 　An old proverb once said honesty is the most important policy

　　Honesty is the keystone to a successful relationship that forms society. Without honesty nobody would be able to make friendships or bond¹ with anyone. People use this simple method to telling the truth to build friendships and better the world. The entirety of the judicial² branch in the United States would be pointless without honesty. No trial would conclude to a verdict³ if it was not for honesty.

　　Honesty is always important to have at any circumstance it will make you and the people that you have associations⁴ with feel a lot better. No one likes to keep secrets and lies yet it is natural to try benefit yourself by simply lying but in the end it always make the issue worse. Comment when people make white lies they feel that it is harmless⁵ but it could lead to a bad friendship without keeping things honest.

　　Honesty is the best policy it has helped build empires through being honest with its citizens. Lying is never the way to it, and it can lead to worsening circumstances. When someone asks another how they feel about a certain thing then they are asking for the honest opinion. If you were to lie to them in order to try to preserve the person in good spirits , they may be led down the wrong path because they never heard the real opinion.

　　People would not get along without honesty for many reason mostly because lying is always the consequences to not telling the truth and lying can harm people's feelings and mislead⁶ many.

　　注解：

　　is the keystone to：对什么来说很关键

　　lead to worsening circumstances：导致情况的恶化

　　preserve the person in good spirits：出于好意保护某人

　　get along ：相处很好

　　keep secrets ：保密

　　make white lies ："白色"的谎言

　　harm people's feelings and mislead many：伤害别人、误导别人

　　双重否定句表达肯定：

　　Without honesty nobody would be able to make friendships or bond with anyone.

　　没有诚实就没有法交朋友、跟别人建立联系。

　　United States would be pointless without honesty. No trial would conclude to a verdict if it was not for honesty.

　　没有诚实美国也变得没有意义，没有诚实审判也没有任何裁定。

　　Citation⁷：

　　http://thesalesblog.com/2014/12/05/talent-or-hard-work/

　　适用题目：

　　2011.12.17.NA

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

　　It is impossible to be completely honest with your friend.

　　2013.10.25 NA

　　You are helping⁸ to elect a student leader for a student organization or a club. Do you agree or disagree that honesty is the most important thing to consider in deciding whom to vote for?

1 bond   

n.结合，债券，契约，粘合剂，保证人，键，关栈保留；vt.存入关栈，粘着；vi.结合

参考例句：

• This glue makes a good firm bond.这种胶水粘得很结实。
• His word is his bond.他是讲信用的。

2 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

3 verdict   

n.裁决，结论，定论，判断

参考例句：

• The verdict of the jury was given in his favour.陪审团作出了对他有利的结论。
• Not satisfied with the verdict,they decided to make an appeal.他们不服判决，决定申诉。

4 associations   

n.协会( association的名词复数 )；联合；联系；（思想、感觉、记忆等的）联想

参考例句：

• Do you belong to any professional or trade associations? 你参加了专业学会或行业协会没有？
• Colleges may be accredited by regional associations. 学会是否合格可由地区各协会作出鉴定。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 harmless   

adj.无害的，无恶意的

参考例句：

• This experiment was harmless to the animals.这个试验不会对动物造成伤害。
• He was a harmless sort.他是一个不怀恶意的人。

6 mislead   

vt.误导，使产生错误印象，欺骗，使误入歧途

参考例句：

• Don't let his friendly words mislead you.别让他那友好的言词把你蒙混住。
• I understand,sir.You didn't willfully mislead the police.我了解，先生。你并非有意误导警察。

7 citation   

n.引用，引证，引用文；传票

参考例句：

• He had to sign the proposition for the citation.他只好在受奖申请书上签了字。
• The court could issue a citation and fine Ms. Robbins.法庭可能会发传票，对罗宾斯女士处以罚款。

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。