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What You Are Is As Important As What You Do Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying. －－Ralph Waldo Emerson It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in Oklahoma City. My friend and proud father Bobby Lewis was taking his two little boys to play miniature golf. He walked up to the fellow at the ticket counter and said, "How much is it to get in?" The young man replied, "$3.00 for you and $3.00 for any kid who is older than six. We let them in free if they are six or younger. How old are they?" Bobby replied, "The lawyer's three and the doctor is seven, so I guess I owe you $6.00." The man at the ticket counter said, "Hey, Mister, did you just win the lottery or something? You could have saved yourself three bucks. You could have told me that the older one was six; I wouldn't have known the difference." Bobby replied, "Yes, that may be true, but the kids would have known the difference". As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying." In challenging times when ethics are more important than ever before, make sure you set a good example for everyone you work and live with. 编者按： 一个父亲诚实地报出了孩子的年龄，按照规定为7岁的孩子买了票。售票的人说，他根本无法确定孩子的具体年龄，这位父亲完全可以省下那三美元。但这位父亲却回答：“是的，可能你说得很对，但孩子们能分辨出之间的差别。” 为和你一起工作、生活的人树立一个好榜样吧！
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miniature
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| adj.小型的，微小的；n.微小的模型，微型画 |
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- He's giving a party in miniature on his birthday.他生日那天将举行一个小型晚会。
- Games are real life in miniature.游戏是现实生活的缩影。
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lottery
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| n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事 |
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- He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
- They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
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bucks
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| n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃 |
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- They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
- They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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ethics
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| n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准 |
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- The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
- Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。
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