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　　I've been in the taxicab business for thirty-five years, and I know there is a lot about it that is not so good．Taxicab drivers have to be 　　1　　 fellows to be able to work in New York．You've got to fight the New York 　　2　　 eight hours a day these days, so people get the wrong 　　3　　 that they are bad．

　　Actually, taxi drivers are just like other people．Most of them will 　　4　　 as honest fellows．You read in the 　　5　　 almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or bonds that people 　　6　　 in their cabs．If they weren't honest, you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers．

　　One time in Brooklyn, I found a diamond ring in my cab．I 　　7　　 helping a lady with a lot of packages that day, so I went back to where I had 　　8　　 her．It took me almost two days to trace her down in order to return her ring to her．I didn't 　　9　　 as much as “thank you”．Still I felt good 　　10　　 I had done what was right．I think I felt better than she did．

　　I was born and 　　11　　 in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old．Then I came to this 　　12　　 in 1913 where I held several jobs to earn a few dollars before enlisting(参军)in World War I．After being discharged(退役), I had a family and bought my own cab．Life hasn't been too 　　13　　 at times, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit 　　14　　 for a rainy day．

　　When I 　　15　　 driving a cab, Park Avenue was mostly a bunch of coal yards．Hoofer's Brewery was right next to where the Waldorf-Astoria is now．I did pretty well, 　　16　　 in those days．

　　In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have 　　17　　 had any trouble with the public, not even with drunks．

　　I believe 　　18　　 is one of the greatest gifts there is．I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity(正直), etc．But it doesn't make any 　　19　　 what they call it; it's still what makes a man a good 　　20　　．This is my code, and I try to live by．

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　　I've been in the taxicab business for thirty-five years, and I know there is a lot about it that is not so good．Taxicab drivers have to be tough fellows to be able to work in New York．You've got to 　　1　　 the New York 　　2　　 eight hours a day these days, so people get the wrong 　　3　　 that they are bad．

　　Actually, taxi drivers are just like other people．Most of them will 　　4　　 as honest fellows．You read in the 　　5　　 almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or bonds that people 　　6　　 in their cabs．If they weren't honest, you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers．

　　One time in Brooklyn, I found a diamond ring in my cab．I 　　7　　 helping a lady with a lot of packages that day, so I went back to where I had 　　8　　 her．It took me almost two days to trace her down in order to return her ring to her．I didn't 　　9　　 as much as “thank you”．Still I felt good 　　10　　 I had done what was right．I think I felt better than she did．

　　I was born and 　　11　　 in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old．Then I came to this 　　12　　 in 1913 where I held several jobs to earn a few dollars before enlisting(参军)in World War I．After being discharged(退役), I had a family and bought my own cab．Life hasn't been too 　　13　　 at times, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit 　　14　　 for a rainy day．

　　When I 　　15　　 driving a cab, ParkAvenue was mostly a bunch of coal yards．Hoofer's Brewery was right next to where the Waldorf-Astoria is now．I did pretty well, 　　16　　 in those days．

　　In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have 　　17　　 had any trouble with the public, not even with drunks．

　　I believe 　　18　　 is one of the greatest gifts there is．I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity(正直), etc．But it doesn't make any 　　19　　 what they call it; it's still what makes a man a good 　　20　　．This is my code, and I try to live by．

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　　A The teenage girl who sat in Madeline Levine’s office was bright and pretty．She came from a well-off family that loved her deeply．And she had used a razor(剃刀)to carve the word“Empty”into the skin of her left forearm．Outwardly, this girl seemed to have a happy life; underneath the surface, she was on the edge of disaster．

　　As a psychologist, Levine has noticed important changes in the type of problems that today’s teens have．She believes today’s parents are so busy working to make sure their children have the best of everything that, increasingly, we miss out on giving our children what they need the most：time, attention and unconditional love．

　　“All of us believe that we are somehow doing the best for our kids, and that this will help our kids lead the best life．But the things that help our children grow up to be normal and happy have very little to do with material goods,”Levine says．

　　A parent’s job is to ensure a kid works hard, believes Levine, but they need to be realistic about their child’s abilities, Most of us are actually rather ordinary．We should let children know everyone has strengths and weaknesses．

　　One teen told Levine his whole had been about preparing for college．Another was afraid to go home after getting cut from the school basked-ball team-he felt terrible about letting his father down．

　　Kids who constantly feel they’ve disappointed their parents, and that they aren’t good enough, often end up depressed and suicidal(自杀)．Children need to know they are loved unconditionally, even if they don’t make the football team or get A on every project．“At the end of the day, we all just want to go home, to a place where we’re loved simply for who we are,”Levine says．