WhenIwasalawprofessorastudentreportedthatImadeanerroringradinghisexambygivinghimtoomanypoints.Hewas36andafterthankinghimforhishonestyIchangedthegradeinmy37.Hisbeaming(欢笑的)facetur
WhenIwasalawprofessorastudentreportedthatImadeanerroringradinghisexambygivinghimtoomanypoints.Hewas 36 andafterthankinghimforhishonestyIchangedthegradeinmy 37 .Hisbeaming(欢笑的)faceturnedtoshock.“You’re 38 mygrade?”hesaidangrily.“Iwouldneverhavecomein 39 ……”
Hedidn’tfinishthe 40 butitwasobviousthathisdisplayofhonestywas 41 .Hethoughthe’dhaveitall—praiseandthehighergrade.
SeveralcolleaguesthoughtIshouldhaveletthehighergrade 42 becauseallI’daccomplishedwastodiscouragehimfrombeing 43 inthefuture.AndeverytimeItellthisstorysomepeopleagreewiththis 44 .
ButIcan’tseehowIcouldgivegoodreasonforworseningmy 45 ingradingbyundermining(损害)thehonestyofallmygradesbyfailingto 46 anerror.Thegradeitselfwouldbeadishonest 47 ofhisknowledgeanditwouldhavebeen 48 tootherstudents.HowcouldI 49 giveastudentagiftofanunearnedgrade?
Iknow 50 reportinganerrorinone’sfavorisunusualbutlike 51 toomuchchangeit’sclearlytherightthingtodo.Peopleofcharacterthosewithrealhonestyhatetogiveup 52_asmuchasanyoneelse.Thedifferenceisthatforthemagoodconscienceandreputationis _53 enoughtogivereasonforthecostofdoingtherightthing.
Perhapsloweringthestudent’sgradedid 54 himfrombeinghonestinthefuturebutbribing(贿赂)himtobehonestsothathedoestherightthingwhenit’scost-freewouldhave_55
himevenmore.Thedutytobehonestisaboutrightandwrongnotrisksandrewards.
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