中英對照」英語晨起朗讀美文Mygrandparentsbelievedyouwereeitherhonestoryouweren't.Therewasnoinbetween.Theyhadasimplemottohangingontheirlivingroomwall:"Lifeislikeafieldofnewlyfallensnow;whereIchoosetowalkeverystepwillshow."Theydidn'thavetotalkaboutit—theydemonstratedthemottobythewaytheylived.Theyunderstoodinstinctivelythatintegritymeanshavingapersonalstandardofmoralityandethicsthatdoesnotsellouttoexpediencyandthatisnotrelativetothesituationathand.Integrityisaninnerstandardforjudgingyourbehavior.Unfortunately,integrityisinshortsupplytoday-andgettingscarcer.Butitistherealbottomlineineveryareaofsociety.Anditissomethingwemustdemandofourselves.AgoodtestforthisvalueistolookatwhatIcalltheIntegrityTriad,whichconsistsofthreekeyprinciples:1.Standfirmlyforyourconvictionsinthefaceofpersonalpressure.There'sastorytoldaboutasurgicalnurse'sfirstdayonthemedicalteamatawell-knownhospital.Shewasresponsibleforensuringthatallinstrumentsandmaterialswereaccountedforduringanabdominaloperation.Thenursesaidtothesurgeon,"You'veonlyremove11sponges,andwesued12.Weneedtofindthelastone.""Iremovedthemall,"thedoctordeclared."We'llclosenow.""Youcan'tdothat,sir,"objectedtherookienurse."Thinkofthepatient."Smiling,thesurgeonliftedhisfootandshowedthenursethe12thsponge."You'lldojustfineinthisoranyotherhospital,"hetoldher.Whenyouknowyou'reright,youcan'tbackdown.2.Alwaysgiveotherscreditthatisrightfullytheirs.Don'tbeafraidofthosewhomighthaveabetterideaorwhomightevenbesmarterthanyouare.DavidOgilvy,founderoftheadvertisingfirmOgilvy&Mather,madethispointclearofhisnewlyappointedofficeheadbysendingeachaRussiannestingdollwithfiveprogressivelysmallerfiguresinside.Hismessagewascontainedinthesmallestdoll:"Ifeachofushirespeoplewhoaresmallerthanweare,weshallbecomeacompanyofdwarfs.Butifeachofushirespeoplewhoarebiggerthanweare,Ogilvy&Matherwillbecomeacompanyofgiants."Andthatispreciselythatthecompanybecame-oneofthelargestandmostrespectedadvertisingorganizationsintheworld.3.Behonestandopenaboutwhoyoureallyare.Peoplewholackgenuinecorevaluesrelyonexternalfactors-theirlooksorstatus-inordertofeelgoodaboutthemselves.Inevitablytheywilldoeverythingtheycantopreservethisfacade,buttheywilldoeverylittletodeveloptheirinnervalueandpersonalgrowth.Sobeyourself.Don'tengageinapersonalcover-upofareasthatareunpleasinginyourlife.Whenit'stough,doittough.Inotherwords,facerealityandbeadultinyourresponsestolife'schallenges.我的祖父母認為,人要么誠實,要么不誠實.不可能居于兩者之間.他們在起居室的墻上掛著一幅簡短的箴言:“生活就像剛被白雪覆蓋的原野,無論走到哪兒,都會出現我的腳印.”他們從不在口頭上做文章 而是身體力行去實踐這句箴言.他們本能地懂得,誠實意味著有個人道德標準,既不見利忘義,也不趨炎附勢.誠實是評判舉止的內在標準.遺憾的是,當今社會越練越缺少誠信,而它卻是社會每一個領域的真正底線,也是我們對自己的必須要求.檢驗這種價值,要依據我所謂的”誠實三和弦”,它包括三個主要原則:面對個人壓力,要堅定信念.有這樣一個故事:在一個著名的醫院,一個外科護士第一天到醫療組上班.在一個腹部手術中,她負責對所有的器材進行清點時,對外科醫生說:“您只取出11塊紗布,可我們用了12塊,必須找到最后一塊.“我都取出來了,”醫生斷言,“現在要縫合刀口了.”“您不能這樣,先生,”新來的護士抗議道,“得想想病人,”外科醫生抬起腳,笑著給護士看第12塊紗布.他告訴護士:“不論你是在這所醫院還是其他地方,都會干得很好的.”當你確定自己正確時,就不能退縮.經常贊揚那些值得肯定的人.不要懼怕那些比你更有見解,更機智的人.戴維.奧格爾維是奧格爾維和馬瑟廣告公司的創始人,他給每一個新上任的部門經理送一個俄羅斯式套娃,里面有一次變小的5個娃娃.最小的'一個里面有他的留言,清晰地告訴他們:“如果我們雇用的每個人都比我們矮小,我們就會成為侏儒公司.但是,反過來,如果雇用的人都很高大,奧格爾維和馬瑟將成為巨人公司.”正是這樣,