Ibelievehonestyisoneofthegreatestgifts.Iknowtheycallitalotoffancynamesthesedays,like36_andstraightforward.Andit’sstillwhat37amanagoodcitizen.Thisismysecret,andItrytoliveby.I’vebeeninthe

　　Ibelievehonestyisoneofthegreatestgifts.Iknowtheycallitalotoffancynamesthesedays,like 36_andstraightforward.Andit’sstillwhat 37 amanagoodcitizen.Thisismysecret,andItrytoliveby.

　　I’vebeeninthetaxibusinessforthirty-fiveyear, 38 thereisalotaboutitthatisnotsogood.Taxidrivershavetoberoughandtumble(乱作一团)fellowstobeabletotakeitinNewYork.You’vegottobe 39 tofighttheNewYorktrafficeighthoursaday.Becausetaxidriversaretough,peoplegetthe 40 impressionthattheyarebad.Taxidriversarejustlikeotherpeople.Mostofthemwillactas 41 fellows.Youreadinthepapersalmosteveryweek 42 ataxidriverturnsinmoneyorjewelsorlikethatpeopleleaveintheir 43 .Iftheyweren’thones,youwouldn’tbereadingthosestoriesinthepapers.Onetime.Ifoundanemerald(翡翠的)ringinmycar.Irememberedhelpingaladywithalotofsuitcasesthatday,soIwentbacktowhereIhad 44 .Ittookmealmosttwodaystowaitforherinordertoreturnher 45 toher.Ididn’tgetmuchas“thankyou”. 46 IfeltgoodbecauseIhaddonewhatwasright.IthinkIfeltbetterthanshe 47 .

　　IwasbornandraisedinIrelanduntilIwasnineteenyearsold.Icametothiscountryin1913whereI 48 severaljobstoearnafewdollarsbeforejoiningthearmyinWordWarI.Afterbeingdischarged(退伍),Iboughtmyowncarandhaveownedoneeversince.Ithasn’tbeentooeasy 49 ,butmywifetakescareofourmoneyandwehaveagoodbit 50 forarainyday(一时之需).Inallmyyearsofdrivingataxi,Ihaveneverhad 51 withthepublic,notevenwithdrunks.Eveniftheygetalittleheadstrong(顽固的)onceinawhile,Ijustagreewiththemandthentheybehavethemselves.

　　Peopleaskmeabouttips.AsfarasIknow, 52 everyonewillgiveyousomething,becausemostAmericansare 53 generous.Ialwaystrytobenicetoeveryone,whetherthey 5