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Unit 12 Honesty is the best policy
第12單元 誠實是最好的政策
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.
霍德華是個很好的生意人，他一直都是。他之所以如此成功，是因為他聰明、友善且體貼。人們喜歡和他做生意，因為他都會站在對方的立場為他們考慮。
One cold October day, he agreed to do a business deal with a man from out of town. Howard had hesitations about working with this man but decided to go ahead with the deal anyway.
某年十月，在一個寒冷的日子里，他答應要和鎮外某個人談一筆生意，霍德華對與他合作一事有點遲疑，但還是決定先合作。
About three weeks later, Howard found out the man had ripped 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.
三個禮拜后，霍德華發現那個人騙了他，霍德華賠了很多錢，他的公司也岌岌可危。附近鄰居得知霍德華發生這種事，都很想幫他。
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.
有許多人和霍德華做生意，因為他是個誠實的人，而他也在商界結交了不少朋友，大家不求回報地慷慨解囊。在其他公司老板的協助下，霍德華得以讓他的事業起死回生。
【美】 Meredith Walker 著 陳怡芬 譯上海交通大學出版社出版
