1、 It Pays to Be Honest1.当前社会上存在许多不诚实的现象2.诚实利人利己，做人应该诚实（一）It Pays to Be Honest Nowadays people are troubled with mass of dishonest behaviors in society. Teachers get annoyed when they catch students cheating on exams; consumers get hurt when they unfortunately buy some fake products; children are misl
2、ed when they see their parents tell lies so as to evade the responsibility they should take.Why do people cheat? The main reason probably lies in immediate interest they may obtain by cheating. For example, a company, which manufactures fake products, may seem to win for a moment because it can mini
3、mize its manufacture cost by doing so. This kind of businesses, however, will be driven out of the market in the long run. For the consumers after getting to know the poor quality of the products will not buy them anymore.The same is true of individuals. Dishonest people dare not take on the respons
4、ibility of life. They cheat in class, in office, at home and so on. But the truth can hardly be masked. The moment the truth comes out they will lose their credibility, which is easier to destroy than to rebuild. Consequently, these dishonest will suffer a long time because of their cheating behavio
5、rs. In conclusion, no one can afford to be dishonest in a civilized society.Honesty is the pillar of a society. People will benefit from being honest in the long run. Thats why we say it pays to be honest. It pays to be honest（二） When asked about honesty, different people hold different opinions. So
6、me treasure it while others spurn it. How does this phenomenon come about? With a growing number of people chasing money、statue as well as reputation everyday, we no longer pay much attention to our inner world as well as the pleasant virtue, which give rise to the lack of honesty for many men espec
7、ially merchants, who may do something dishonest or even harmful to make money(the fake milk ponders mixed up with harmful chemical, inferior mutton made of chickens ). Some people even ask such foolish question“Is honesty money or food?” to explain why they ignore honesty . They are too snobbish to
8、see the beauty of peoples great characters. I am very sad to see so many people being selfish and ignore the health of others (these years, there are a great number of reports about inferior foods causing people sick or even death). Its a tragedy that normal people, especially the poor and babies su
9、ffer a lot as the result of dishonesty and irresponsibility.Nevertheless, a large quantity of people still reserve honesty. After all, many company regard honesty as the basic quality of a man and they also hire worker by this idea. So it is with other people when they make friends. Honesty is one o
10、f the most precious personalities of human beings. And when a person shows honesty, most people would trust himher, which may bring harmony to their surroundings. An honest person are more likely to be hired than whos full of cunning. Honest is the bridge between strangers, which can help have more
11、knowledge of others. Its also the spring in our heart field, sweeping away all dust in our heart. We benefit a lot from being honest, and may influence our friends at the same time.Its never too late or too useless to be honest. We all long for peoples respect and honest can make it a reality. Whats
12、 more, it is not that much hard to be honest. Be brave to face your life and your words, and youll be trusted by your friends, may be employed by a famous company, receive pubic praise, be in a large group of friends and so on. Honesty is of no harm but great help to you, so why dont be honest from
13、now on?Enough has been listed that we need to be honest. In a word, we can and should be honest. A better world is in our hands after we all own the excellent character. I believe it does pay to be honest!（三）Honesty is one of the most treasured traditional values in China. The children are taught to
14、 be honest when they are very young. At schools the students are also instructed to be honest. However, with the development of soclety, we often hear complaints about dishonesty. Reports with the theme of dishonesty often appear in the media. For example, some people try to get rich and live a comf
15、ortable life. But they do not work hard honestly, instead they cheat others. They sell something quite ordinary at a very high price, claiming it is a priceless piece he inherited from his great father. Some peoples delaying paying back the loan can serve as another example. Some people, including s
16、ome college students get loan from the bank, and promise to pay within, say, 3 years. However, they dont do that. The dishonest people sometimes can get benefit from their behaviors. So some people assert that dishonesty can bring people benefit, while honesty only makes people suffer. Is that so? D
17、efinitely not. It is always true that honesty is the best policy. It pays to be honest. The cheater selling the treasure mentioned above will surely be disclosed and punished some day. On the contrary, if he had been honest, neither the buyer nor he himself would have suffered. The people who do not
18、 return money in time will sooner or later become notorious, and will not get the money from others again. If he had acted differently, he would have earned respect and trust, meanwhile, the bank would not have suffered from loss.In summary, honesty can not only benefit others but also oneself. We s
19、hould be honest.（四） It Pays to Be Honest By Liu Huimei Almost all of us heard the story “Here Comes the Wolf” when we were little kids. What we can learn from the story is that we must be honest. However, therere lots of phenomena of dishonesty nowadays.Being dishonest does great harm not only to ot
20、her people but also to yourself. Take the case of fake milk powder for example. After drinking this kind of milk, the babies had big heads while their legs and arms were still thin, which badly affected their health. To our great relief, the producers got accused and punished for all the serious con
21、sequences in the end.Needless to say, we should be honest, because being honest will do good to the people around us. As we know, Quanzhou is holding a series of activities called “Honest Quanzhou”, and therere many workers from other provinces working here. In the past, as the Lunar New Year was dr
22、awing near, it was uneasy for them to get tickets. And as they were too anxious to go home, they usually paid a higher price and got tickets from some profiteers outside the bus or railway stations. But to make matters worse, they were often cheated and got fake tickets. In order to solve the proble
23、m, for two years the local community and the employers together have helped the workers to buy tickets in advance at a lower price. The workers, of course, are very delighted, and they are sure to come back and work in Quanzhou again. Be honest and faithful to others, and youll get double repayments
24、.Furthermore, we ourselves can benefit much from being honest as well. Having the reputation of being honest and reliable will make other people trust you. Being known as someone who can be trusted will provide you many benefits and give you opportunities that others may not get. Not only will these
25、 qualities make you rise in the eyes of others, you will also feel better about yourself. For example, being honest, you will find it easier to cooperate with others and people will be friendly to you and support you. Even if they disagree with you, they will still respect you.If life is a sailing s
26、hip, honesty will be the sail.If life is a running train, honesty will be the wheels.If life is a long journey, honesty will be the backpack that should be taken along all the way.Sure enough, it pays to be honest. Lets pick up our “backpack”honesty, and start the wonderful journey! 注：本文获泉州市第一届 “英语周报杯”中学生英语小作文评选高中组一等奖。
