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1、高考英语《流行话题语境识词4500》Unit69WhyCharacterCounts素材Unit69 WhyCharacterCounts? SometimeagoIwasaskedtoconsultforabankthatwashavingaproblemwithemployeemorale."Idon'tknowwhat'swrong,"complainedtheiryoungpresident.Brightandambitious,he'drisenthroughtheranksonlytoseehisinstitutionfaltering.Heblamedhisemployees
2、."NomatterwhatincentivesIprovide,"hesaid,"theywon'tshakeoffthisgloom."Hewasright.Theatmosphereseemedpoisonedwithsuspicionandlackoftrust.Butnoonewouldtellmethesourceothisdistrust.Finallythetruthemerged.Theboss,whowasmarried,washavinganaffairwithanemployee.Andeveryoneknewit. Itwasobviousnowthatthecom
3、pany'spoorperformancewascausedbyhisconduct.Butthegreatestdamagethemanwasdoingwastohimself.Hewasthinkingonlyofhisowngratification,disregardinglong-termconsequences.Moreover,hehadviolatedthetrustwithhiswife.Inaword,hisfailingwasoneofcharacter. Todayitisoutofvoguetospeakintermsofcharacter.Butthereisno
4、moreessentialaspectofanyperson.Characterismadeupofthoseprinciplesandvaluesthatgiveyourlifedirection,meaninganddepth.Theseconstituteyourinnersenseofwhat'srightandwrongbasednotontherulesofconductbutonwhoyouare.Theyincludesuchtraitasintegrity,honesty,courage,fairnessandgenerosity--whicharisefromthehard
5、choiceswehavetomakeinlife.Sowrongissimplyindoingwrong,notingettingcaught. Yetsomepeoplewonderifourinnervaluesmatteranymore.Afterall,hasn'tournotedbankexecutivesucceededineveryvisibleway,despitehisfaults?Thisquestiondemonstratesaquandaryofourmodernlife.Manyhavecometobelievethattheonlythingsweneedfor
6、successaretalent,energyandpersonality.Buthistoryhastaughtusthatinthelongrun,whoweareismoreimportantthanwhoweappeartobe.Duringthenation'sfirstcenturyandahalf,almosteverythingintheliteratureofsuccessandself-helpfocusedonwhatcouldbecalledthecharacterethic.SuchfamousfiguresasBenjaminFranklinandThomasJef
7、fersonmadecleartheirbeliefthatwecanonlyexperiencetruesuccessandhappinessbymakingcharacterthebedrockoftheirlives. Afterwemovedintotheindustrialage,thebasicviewofsuccessshiftedtowhatwecouldcalltheperso