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Catch of a Lifetime

　　He was 11 years old and often went fishing in a lake．On the day 　　1　　 the bass(鲈鱼)season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, 　　2　　 sunfish．Then he practiced casting．When his pole 　　3　　, he knew something huge was 　　4　　．His father watched 　　5　　 as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock(码头)．　　6　　, he very carefully lifted the 　　7　　 fish from the water．It was the largest one he had ever seen, 　　8　　 it was a bass．The father lit a match and looked at 　　9　　．It was 10 P．M．－two hours before the season opened．He looked at the fish, then at the boy．

　　“You’ll have to 　　10　　, son,” he said．

　　“Dad!” cried the boy．

　　“There will be other fish,” said his father．

　　“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy．

　　　　11　　 no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could 　　12　　 by his father’s firm voice that the decision was 　　13　　．He obeyed and lowered it into the black 　　14　　．The boy suspected that he would 　　15　　 again see such a great fish．

　　That was 34 years ago．Today, the boy is a successful architect．And he was 　　16　　．He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he 　　17　　 that night long ago．But he does see 　　18　　 fish－again and again－every time he comes up against a question of ethics(道德规范)．

　　For, as his father taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong．It is only the 　　19　　 of ethics that is difficult．Do we do 　　20　　 when no one is looking?

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　　When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points．He was 　　1　　 and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my 　　2　　．His beaming(欢笑的)face turned to shock．"You're 　　3　　 my grade?" he said angrily．"I would never have come in 　　4　　 …"

　　He didn't finish the 　　5　　, but it was obvious that his display of honesty was 　　6　　．He thought he'd have it all －praise and the higher grade．

　　Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade 　　7　　 because all I'd accomplished was to discourage him from being 　　8　　 in the future．And every time I tell this story, some people agree to this 　　9　　．

　　But I can't see how I could give good reason for worsening my 　　10　　 in grading by undermining(损害)the honesty of all my grades by failing to 　　11　　 an error．The grade itself would be a dishonest 　　12　　 of his knowledge and it would have been 　　13　　 to other students．How could I 　　14　　 give a student a gift of an unearned grade?

　　I know 　　15　　 reporting an error in one's favor is unusual, but, like 　　16　　 too much change, it's clearly the right thing to do．People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up 　　17　　 as much as anyone else．The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is 　　18　　 enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing．

　　Perhaps lowering the student's grade did 　　19　　 him from being honest in the future, but bribing(贿赂)him to be honest so that he does the right thing when its cost-free would have 　　20　　 him even more．The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards．

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