英語翻譯
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 in 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 hon-esty was seen as an important part of the American character.