英语翻译According to a recent poll,61 percent of American high s

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According to a recent poll,61 percent of American high school students have admitted to cheating on exams at least once.It can be argued such a response my not mean much.After all,most students have been faced with the temptation to peek at a neighbor's test paper.And students can be hard on themselves in judging such behavior.However,there are other indications that high school cheating may be on the rise.
More and more states are requiring students to pass competency tests in order to receive their high school diplomas.And many educators fear that an increase in the use of state exams will lead to a corresponding rise in cheating.A case in point is students in New York State who faced criminal misdemeanor charges for possessing and selling advance copies of state Regents examinations.
Cheating is considered to be a major problem in colleges and universities.Several professors say they've dropped the traditional term paper requirement because many students buy prewritten term papers,and they can't track down all the cheaters anymore.
The majority of students at the University of Maryland applauded the campaign.The campus newspaper editorial said,"Like police arresting speeders,the intent is not to catch everyone but rather to catch enough to spread the word."
We frequently hear about "the good old days",when Americans were better,happier,and more honest.But were they more honest?Maybe yes,a long time ago when life was very different from what it is today.
School children used to know the story of how Abraham Lincoln walked five miles to return a penny he'd overcharged a customer.It's the kind of story we think of as myth.But in the case of Lincoln,the story is true … unlike the story of George Washington and the cherry tree.Washington's first biographer invented the tale of little George saying to his father,"I cannot tell a lie.I did it with my ax." What is important in both stories,however,is that honesty was seen as an important part of the American character.
And these are just two stories out of many.Students in the last century usually didn't read "fun" stories.They read stories that taught moral values.Such stories pointed out quite clearly that children who lied,cheated,or stole came to bad ends.
Parents may have further reinforced those values.It's difficult to know.We do know that children didn't hear their parents talk of cheating the government on income taxes - there weren't any.
A clue as to why Americans may have been more honest in the past lies in the Abe Lincoln story.Lincoln knew his customer.They both lived in a small town.Would a check-out person at a large supermarket return money a customer?It's less likely.On the other hand,would overnight guests at an inn run by a husband and wife,steal towels?It's less likely.
Perhaps this tells us that people need to know one another to be at their honest best.
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根据最近的一次民意测验,百分之六十一的美国中学生承认曾在考试中至少作过一次.人们可以争论说,这样一个响应我没有多大意义.毕竟,多数学生都面临诱惑,偷看邻居的试卷.与学生对自己的努力能够在这样的行为.然而,还有其它迹象表明,中学里的作弊现象可能是在上升.
越来越多的州要求学生通过能力测试,为了得到他们的高中毕业文凭.和许多教育者担心增加使用国家考试将会导致一个相应的崛起在骗人.一个典型的例子是学生在纽约州谁轻罪的指控和销售提前持有州政府考试的副本.
作弊是被认为是一个主要的问题在学院和大学.几位教授说,他们已经取消了传统的学期论文的要求,因为许多学生购买预先写好的论文,他们无法追查所有作假学生.
大部分学生在马里兰大学的赞扬了竞选.校园报纸的社论指出,“像警方拘捕驶来,其目的就是没有赶上大家而不是抓足以把字.”
我们经常听到关于“旧日的好时光”的时候,美国人更好、更快乐、更诚实.但是他们更诚实吗?也许,是很久以前当生活很不同,它是什么.
学校的孩子们用来了解如何走5英里,亚伯拉罕.林肯,他想回到一分钱收客户.这是种故事的神话.但在林肯,故事是真的…像乔治.华盛顿和樱桃树.华盛顿的第一传记作者发明的故事的小布什说,他的父亲,“我不会说谎.我是和我的斧子.”什么是重要的,然而,都是故事,诚实被看作是一个很重要的一部分,美国人的性格.
这些只是两个故事的.在上个世纪的学生通常不会读“有趣”的故事.他们读故事,教导道德价值.这样的故事相当清楚指出儿童说谎,欺骗或者偷到了坏的结局.
父母可能会进一步加强这些价值观.很难知道.我们不知道儿童没有听到他们的父母说话的欺骗政府对所得税,没有.
为什么美国人可能是更诚实过去位于林肯的故事.林肯知道他的客户.他们都住在一个小的城镇.将一个退房的人在一个大型超市里还钱的客户?它不太可能.另一方面,将隔夜客人在酒店由一对夫妻,偷毛巾吗?它不太可能.
也许这告诉我们,人们需要相互了解才能达到最诚实的境界.