Unit1HonestyandresponsibilityWelcometotheunitHonestyandresponsibilityHowdoyouunderstandthetwowords?thequalityofbeinghonestthestateorfactofhavingadutytodealwithsthorofhavingcontroloversbHonestyandresponsibilityareatthecoreofourmoralvalues.Readthelistsbelowabouthonestyandresponsibilityanddiscussthefollowingquestionsinpairs.Youarepractisinghonesty

whenyou:?

tellthetruthandsaywhat

you

reallythink;?

playbytherulesanddonot

tryto

takeunfairadvantage

ofothers;?

keeppromisesanddonot

make

promisesyoucannot

keep;?

arepreparedtoadmit

mistakes.Youarepractisingresponsibility

whenyou:?

takeagreementsseriously;?

correctmistakesratherthan

blamingothers;?

thinkabouthowyouractions

will

affectothers;?

doeverythingtothebestof

your

ability.Whatdoyouthinkistherelationshipbetweenhonestyandresponsibilityaccordingtothedescriptions?Beinghonestisthefirststepanditcanhelpustotakeresponsibilityforourfeelingsandbehaviors.Whatotherdescriptionsofhonestyandresponsibilitycanyouaddtothelists?Youarepractisinghonesty

whenyou:?

tellthetruthandsaywhat

you

reallythink;?

playbytherulesanddonot

tryto

takeunfairadvantage

ofothers;?

keeppromisesanddonot

make

promisesyoucannot

keep;?

arepreparedtoadmit

mistakes.saywhatyoumeanandmeanwhatyousay;tellthewholetruth,anddon’tleaveoutpartsinordertohidesomethingyouknowiswrong;actinawaythatistruthfulanddon’thidethetruthortrickothers;...Whatotherdescriptionsofhonestyandresponsibilitycanyouaddtothelists?Youarepractisingresponsibility

whenyou:?

takeagreementsseriously;?

correctmistakesratherthan

blamingothers;?

thinkabouthowyouractions

will

affectothers;?

doeverythingtothebestof

your

ability.dothethingsyouaresupposedtodo;takethepraiseortheblameforsomethingyouhavedone;stickwithlong-termcommitmentsasmuchasyoucan;acceptproblemsanddecisionsyoucan'tchange;lookforthegoodinpeople;...Whatproverbsabouthonestyandresponsibilitydoyouknow?Howdoyouunderstandthem?Sharewiththeclass.Think&ShareTrustisthefoundationoffaith.人無信不立，信以誠為本。Honestyismorethannotlying.Itistruthtelling,truthspeaking,truthliving,andtruthloving.----JamesEFaustProverbsabouthonestyProverbsabouthonestyHonestyisthefirstchapterinthebookofwisdom.

-----ThomasJefferson誠實是智慧這本書的第一章。——托馬斯·杰斐遜Integrityistellingmyselfthetruth.Andhonestyistellingthetruthtootherpeople.

---SpencerJohnson正直是告訴自己真相。而誠實是告訴他人真相。——斯賓塞·約翰遜ProverbsaboutresponsibilityEveryoneisresponsibleforhiscountry’sriseorfall.

-----GuYanwu天下興亡，匹夫有責。——顧炎武

Thepriceofgreatnessisresponsibility.

----WinstonChurchill偉大的代價就是責任。——溫斯頓·丘吉爾WisdomWordsTolivealifeofhonestyandintegrityisaresponsibilityofeverydecentperson.-----NoamChomsky過誠實正直的生活是每一個正派人的責任。

——諾姆·喬姆斯基WisdomWordsTolivealifeofhonestyandintegrityisaresponsibilityofeverydecentperson.-----NoamChomskyHowdoyouunderstandthequotation？Whatdoesitsuggestisatthecoreofourmoralvalues?Howdoyouunderstandthequotation？Whatdoesitsuggestisatthecoreofourmoralvalues?Inmyopinion,thequotationindicatesthatanydecentperson,whobehavesinawaythatmostpeopleapproveof,hastheresponsibilitytoleadanhonestlife.Heshouldbehonestandresponsibleforsociety.Itsuggeststhathonestyandresponsibilityareatthecoreofourmoralvalues.Phrases

areatthecoreofourmoralvaluespractisinghonesty