Ibelievehonestyisoneofthegreatestgifts.Iknowtheycallitalotoffancynamesthesedays,like(36)andstraightforward.Andit’sstillwhat（37）amanagoodcitizen.Thisismysecret,andItrytoliveby.I’vebeeni
Ibelievehonestyisoneofthegreatestgifts.Iknowtheycallitalotoffancynamesthesedays,like(36)andstraightforward.Andit’sstillwhat（37）amanagoodcitizen.Thisismysecret,andItrytoliveby.
I’vebeeninthetaxibusinessforthirty-fiveyears,(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’thonest,youwouldn’tbereadingthosestoriesinthepapers.Onetime,Ifoundanemerald（翡翠的）ringinmycar.Irememberedhelpingaladywithalotofsuitcasesthatday,soIwentbacktowhereIhad(44).Ittookmealmosttwodaystowaitforherinordertoreturnher(45)toher.Ididn’tgetasmuchas“thankyou.”(46),IfeltgoodbecauseIhaddonewhatwasright.IthinkIfeltbetterthanshe(47).
IwasbornandraisedinIrelanduntilIwasnineteenyearsold.Icametothiscountryin1913whereI(48)severaljobstoearnafewdollarsbeforejoiningthearmyinWorldWarI.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(54)ornot.IbelieveinGodandtrytobeagoodmemberofmyparish（教区）.ItrytoacttowardotherslikeIthinkGodwantsmetoact.Ihavebeentryingthisforalongtime,andthe(55)Itry,theeasieritgets.
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