文档介绍：21 世纪大学实用英语
综合教程(第二册)
21世纪大学实用英语
Unit7
Objectives
master the basic language and skills necessary to fulfill obligations;
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understand the main ideas of Text A and master the useful sentence structures and words and expressions;
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Honesty Pays Off
Andrew Matthews
1 Mary has a problem. She says to her friend, “Harry wants to take me out. He is a nice enough guy but we have nothing mon. I don’t want to go. What do I tell him?” Mary and her friend agonize over what to say.
2 It is really not plicated, Mary. What you say is, “Harry, you are a nice enough guy but we have nothing mon. I don’t want to go.” Isn’t it simple? plicate life?
3 Another alternative…“Harry, I’ve been agonizing over what to say to you. I even asked my friend about how to tell you this — you see, I think you’re a nice guy but I don’t want to date you.”
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4 Honesty makes things so simple. It’s not that humanity will love you more if you don’t tell lies, but that honesty, with tact, is the easiest solution.
5 Let’s say that your boss asked you to post some important letters. Instead of posting them, you accidentally threw them out with the trash. You could go to great lengths to create stories and excuses, but it makes life so difficult. Isn’t it easier to say, “Boss, I’ve been plete idiot. It is no fun telling you this but your proposals are now at the city dump!”
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6 When you are honest with people —
7 Don’t you appreciate people giving it to you straight?
8 A fellow came to see me recently. He hung around for a couple of hours, asking questions like, “What are you doing?”“Are you busy?” and “How is business?” I figured he was on a social visit. Days later I learned that he had just lost his job and he wanted work. Had he said, “I lost my job and I need some work,” I could have helped him. Isn’t it strange? The man wouldn’t even tell me that he needed work. Meanwhile, he couldn’t pay his rent.
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