A good test for this value is to look at what I call the Integrity Triad，which consists of three key principles：
Stand firmly for your convictions in the face of personal pressure.There's a story told about a surgical nurse's flrst day on the medical team at a well-known hospital.She was responsible for ensuring that all instruments and materials were accounted for during an abdominaI operation.The nurse said to the surgeon."You've only removed 11 sponges，and we used 12.We need to flnd the last one."
"I removed them all."The doctor declared，"We"ll close now."
"You can't do that，sir."objected the rookie nurse."Think of the patient."
Smiling，the surgeon lifted his foot and showed the nurse the 12 th sponge."You"ll do just flne in this or any other hospital."He told her.
Integrity means you do what you do because it's right and not just fashionable or politically correct.[B]A life of principle，of not succumbing to the seductive sirens of easy morality，will always win the day.It will take you forward into the 21st century without having to check your tacks in a rear view mirror.My grandparents taught me that.
难点重点，一目了然！
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A They understood instinctiveIy that integrity means having a personal standard of morality and ethics that does not sell out to expediency and that is not reIative to the situation at hand.
他们本能的理解是，诚实意味着具备一定的伦理道德标准，既不看风使舵，也不随着眼下的形势而转移。
本句的骨干结构为：……that……that……and that…….第一个that是动词understood的宾语从句，后两个that引导的是并列的定语从句，修饰先行词morality and ethics；sell out背叛。
B A life of principIe，of not succumbing to the seductive sirens of easy morality，will aIways win the day.
始终能够赢得胜利的是那种坚持行为标准、不屈从于安逸伦理观诱惑的生活。
句中seductive adj.诱惑的，引人注意的，有魅力的。例如，Her figure was slighter and therefore more seductive than Natalie.她的身段比较苗条，因此比娜塔丽更加诱人。
siren塞壬（古希腊传说中半人半鸟的女海妖，惯以美妙的歌声引诱水手，使他们的船只或触礁或驶入危险水域。）win the day打胜仗。
What I Have Lived For 我为什么而活
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二十世纪英国哲学家伯兰特·罗素自我评价说：“三种简单而又极度强烈的情感支配着我的一生——对爱情的渴望，对知识的追求和对人类苦难的深切同情。”如果我们也能够这样做，对自己的生活就会有新的认知。
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Three passions，simple but overwhelmingly strong，have governed my life：the longing for love，the search for knowledge，and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.[A]These passions，like great winds，have blown me hither and thither，in a wayward course，over a deep ocean of anguish，reaching to the verge of despair.
[B]I have sought love.First，because it brings ecstasy-ecstasy so great that I would have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few hours of this joy.I have sought it.Next，because it relieves loneliness-that terrible loneliness in which one shivering consciousness looks over the rim of the world into cold unfathomable lifeless abyss.I have sought it.Finally，because in the union of love I have seen，in a mystic miniature，the prefiguring vision of the heaven that saints and poets have imagined.This is what I sought and though it might seem too good for human life.This is what at last I have found.
With equal passion I have sought knowledge，I have wished to understand the hearts of men.I have wished to know why the stars shine.And I have tried to apprehend the Pythagorean power by which number holds away above the flux.A little of this，but not much，I have achieved.
Love and knowledge，so far as they were possible，led upward toward the heavens.But always pity brought me back to earth.Echoes of cries of pain reverberated in my heart.Children in famine，victims tortured by oppressors，helpless old people，a hated burden to their sons，and the whole world of loneliness，poverty，and pain make a mockery of what human life should be.I long to alleviate the evil，but I cannot，and I too suffer.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A These passions，Iike great winds，have bIown me hither and thither，in a wayward course，over a deep ocean of anguish，reaching to the very verge of despair.
这句话的含义：这三种激情像变化莫测的狂风任意地把我刮来刮去，把我刮入痛苦的深海，到了绝望的边缘。anguish指精神方面令人难以忍受的极度痛苦；用于身体时多指局部或暂时的痛苦。
B I have sought Iove first，because it brings ecstasy，ecstasy so great that I would have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few hours of this joy.
此句的含义是我曾经寻找爱。首先，是因为它能使我欣喜若狂--这种喜悦之情如此强烈，使我常常宁愿为这几个小时的愉悦而牺牲生命中的一切。
ecstasy狂喜；出神；入迷。搭配：be in ecstasies over对……心醉神迷；get into ecstasies兴奋到极点，狂喜；go into ecstasies兴奋到极点，狂喜；be thrown into ecstasies兴奋到极点，狂喜；in an ecstasy of delight欢喜若狂。
Developing Your Sense of Willpower 改善你的意志力
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改掉坏习惯，或是形成一个全新的、健康的习惯很难，但是坚持就是胜利。坚持并不容易，但是还是有些方法可以增强你的意志力，坚定决心，并最终达到你的目的。罗马不是一天建成的，无论你的目标是什么，不要幻想一蹴而就。
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Sometimes willpower is a lot like the television remote control-hard to find when you want it most.Whether you're trying to lose weight，stop smoking，get to the gym regularly，win a promotion or pay off some debts，developing your sense of willpower is an important part of changing any behavior.But there are ways to increase your willpower，stay resolved and achieve your goals.
First Things First
Don't try to restructure your flnances，win a promotion and lose weight all on the same morning.Establish one clear，speci flc goal and formulate a realistic strategy for achieving it.Focus on one goal at a time.
Start Slow
Momentum builds gradually，and whatever your goal is，don't expect to achieve it overnight.Real success takes time.[A]If you are trying to kick a caffeine habit，start by replacing your morning cup of coffee with a glass of water，instead of vowing never to drink coffee again.Congratulate yourself on the small achievements that will pave the way toward a larger one.These successes help your willpower grow.