To be honest

Hello, everyone. It's my honor to stand here to give my speech today. What I want to talk about is “ To be honest”.

I believe all of you still remember the event of “sky-high price shrimps” happened in Qingdao on October 4th this year, which destroyed the tourism brand of Friendly Shandong completely. So, there’s no need for me to review the whole thing here. But after the whole thing, I think we have to reflect what honesty is in our modern society.

Since we were little kids, we have learned a lot about how to be an honest person from our parents, teachers and traditional Chinese stories. Being honest means choosing not to lie, steal, or cheat in any way. Honesty is the chief and most honored virtue in our country. Although honesty is believed to be a virtue, there are still dishonest people in our society. For example, some businessmen sell fake products to their consumers; some students cheat on exams; some people tell lies to avoid responsibility or avoid being punished.

But in my opinion, dishonest people are short sighted. What they do brings harm not only to others but also to themselves, because as a result of being dishonest, they may lose their fortune or even be sent to prison. In contrast, honest people gain a lot. What they do brings benefit to others as well as to themselves. Those who always tell truth or keep to their promises can win trust and respect from others, because they are trustworthy and respectable. Undoubtedly, they will make a great fortune in the end.

In a word, honesty wins trust, respect, honor, friendship and lifefong happiness. So it is important that we should be honest in whatever we do and say. I sincerely hope that people from all walks of life would be honest in their daily lives.

That’s all for my speech. Thank you every much!

诚信

大家好，我很荣幸今年能站在这里给大家演讲。我要谈论的是“诚信”。

我相信你们所有人都还记得今年10月4日发生在青岛的“天价虾”事件。这完全毁掉了“好客山东”的旅游品牌。所以，我没有必要在这里回顾整件事情。但在这件事后，我想我们不得不反思，在我们现代社会里什么是诚信。 自从我们还是小孩子，我们从父母、老师和中国传统故事里学会了怎样做一个诚实的人。诚实意味着不以任何形式说谎、偷盗和欺骗。诚实是我国重要的美德。虽然人们都认为诚信是美德，但在我们的社会中，仍然有很多不诚信的人。例如，一些商人卖假货给顾客；一些学生在考试中作弊；一些人为了逃避责任或惩罚而说谎。

但是在我看来，不诚信是目光短浅的。他们所做的事情不仅伤害到了其他人，也伤害到了他们自己。因为作为不诚信的结果，他们可能会丢掉自己的前程，甚至被送进监狱。与之相反，诚信的人则获得很多。他们所做的事情不仅对他人有益，对自己也有益。那些总是讲真话，信守诺言的人，能赢得别人的信任和尊重，因为他们是值得信任、值得尊重的。毫无疑问，他们最终会有个好的前程。 总之，诚信能够赢得信任、尊重、荣誉、友谊和终身幸福。所以，我们对我们所说所做的事情诚信是重要的。我衷心希望生活中各个领域的人们都能保持诚信。

这就是我的演讲，谢谢！

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