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New Horizon College English Third Edition Volume 1 Unit 7 Text A Translation
The translation is as follows:

When honesty disappears

1, "Are there really honest people?" ? Our newspaper pages and TV news are full of countless reports about deception, lies and fraud, and honesty seems to have become a rapidly disappearing value. ? In addition, these reports show that the global spread of corruption and dishonesty has endangered social well-being. ?

These reports include stories that students face criminal charges for selling college final exam papers before exams; A student was ordered to drop out of school for submitting a term paper purchased with a receipt; A clerk used the company's postage machine to mail his Christmas card. He was found after sending a card to the company's financial director! ?

We have all seen or heard similar things, not to mention all kinds of dishonest behaviors at all levels of society, such as thieves and politicians who ask for bribes.

Last year, a large number of towels in a large hotel chain were stolen by tourists, so the hotel spent $3 million on new towels. ? What is particularly worrying is that there are more and more reports about students' dishonest behavior around the world. ?

But are these reports true or exaggerated? ? Should we be uneasy about these reports about the decline of code of conduct and moral standards? ? It is believed that dishonesty among students is more common now than it was 20, 50 or 100 years ago. ? If so, what are the reasons behind it? ?

If the situation is true, it will be very worrying, because today's students are the future leaders! ? Maybe students' desire to cheat is not stronger than before. ? However, because college education is very important, it may bring more pressure to students and make them cheat academically. ? Undoubtedly, modern technology makes it easier for people to obtain methods and opportunities for counterfeiting.

The arduous task of writing term papers has always been one of the reasons for students' nervousness and depression, if not the most terrible homework. ? But now, the internet is at your fingertips, and you can find illegal resources with a few mouse clicks. ?

Nowadays, students don't have to browse online for too long if they want to forge term papers. ? They just need to find the right website, and then buy or order online papers, or even download them for free. ? A network service station provides "the paper with the highest quality and the lowest price", and each page is only 5.95? Dollars.

Busy, cost-saving students will also find other websites selling "low-priced" papers, which promise customers that "you will be happy and successful." ? Some people worry that the Internet, once regarded as the best learning tool, will become the most effective helper for cheaters. ?

In order to solve the problem of cheating, universities all over the world are now using anti-plagiarism software, and there are severe punishment policies for cheating and plagiarism. ? If students are found to have plagiarized or cheated in any way, they will be ordered to leave school immediately. ? Some university teachers no longer just talk about more and more students cheating. They decided to take action. ? A professor from a key university launched a campaign to eliminate cheating.

When 409 students lined up to leave the examination room of Introduction to Psychology? They found that all the exits of the examination room were blocked except one. ? The examiner asked the students to show their photo ID. ? If they can provide satisfactory identification documents, they can leave.

If they leave their documents at home, the examiner will ask them face to face and take pictures of them. ? The purpose of this campaign is to expose those cheaters who are employed, that is, students who take exams for other students. ? Most students in this university are in favor of this new measure.

As people realize that dishonesty is increasing in today's society, it sometimes means that in the "good old days", people were better, happier and more honest. ? Were people more honest in the past? ? Maybe, maybe not. ? A long time ago, all American primary school students knew Abraham? Lincoln walked five miles to return the penny he overcharged his customers. ? This is the kind of story we think is made up. ? However, the story that happened to Lincoln is true. ?

6. Just like Lincoln's story, every society has stories that emphasize the absolute value of honesty. ? These stories are exactly what students need to remember when they are tempted by deception. ? Dishonesty, whether it will be discovered or not, will bring bad influence to any liar. ? Equally important, cheating not only brings negative effects to cheaters.

Without honesty, an orderly society will fall into chaos. ? It is important to do what we promised to do, pay what we promised to pay and write our own things. ? Perhaps the most important lesson in our school is that we should trust each other. ? When honesty disappears, the positive and lasting bond of trust will disappear, and we will all be lost. ? The future of our society depends on our mutual trust.