转载自《IReading》
David began studying in Germany two years ago.
大卫两年前开始在德国学习。
The college was a little far from where he lived, so he had to take the subway everyday.
学校离他住的地方有点远，所以他每天都要乘地铁。
This clever student soon found it was easy to skip buying subway tickets, so he often went and returned without a ticket to save money.
这个聪明的学生很快发现逃票很容易，所以为了省钱，他去学校和回家经常不买票。
As a result, he had been caught with no ticket in the subway four times.
结果，他在地铁里四次被抓到无票乘车。
But he never took them to heart. He thought what he should pay more attention to was his study.
但他从来没有把这些事放在心上。他认为他应该对学习更上心。
He did work very hard in last two years and graduated with amazing academic achievements a month ago.
在过去的两年里，他学习确实非常努力，并在一个月前以优异的成绩毕业。
Everyone, including himself, thought he would get a good job easily in Germany and had a bright future.
每个人，包括他自己，都认为他很容易在德国找到一份好工作，拥有一个光明的未来。
He went to a big local company confidently.
他满怀信心地去了当地一家大公司。
But to his disappointment, he was not even allowed the chance for an interview!
但令他失望的是，他甚至没有得到面试的机会！
He then went to another famous company, only to receive the same treatment.
然后他去了另一家著名的公司，却遭受到了同样的对待。
When he was turned down a third time, he could not help telephoning the company to ask why they did not want him.
当他第三次被拒绝时，他忍不住给公司打了个电话，问他们为什么不要他。
The answer was simple: "we do not offer jobs to dishonest people in Germany!"
答案很简单：“在德国，我们不聘用不诚实的人！”
We may get short-term benefits by dishonest means, but the truth will come out sooner or later and the cost is high.
我们也许能通过不诚实的手段获得短期利益，但真相迟早会大白，不诚实的代价很高。
So remember, honesty is the best policy.
所以请记住，诚实是最佳原则。
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