加拿大“耻辱戒指”的故事

在加拿大，人们不难发现一些科技专家和学者的左手无名指上戴着一枚式样相同的钢制戒指。他们都是著名的加拿大工学院的毕业生，这种戒指被称为“耻辱戒指”。加拿大工学院不仅誉满全国，在国际上也有着很高的声望，可在学校的发展历史上，曾发生过一件几乎使该校声誉扫地的惨痛事件。有一年，加拿大政府将一座大型桥梁的设计任务交给了一位该校毕业的工程师，但谁也没想到，由于设计上的失误，该桥在建好交付使用后不久就倒塌了，使国家蒙受了无可挽回的巨大损失。为汲取这个教训，加拿大工学院花钱买下了建造这座桥梁所用的全部钢材，加工成数百万枚戒指。从此，在每年的毕业典礼上，每个毕业生在领到毕业文凭的同时，还会领到一枚这样的耻辱戒指。长期以来，加拿大工学院的毕业生都牢记耻辱戒指的教训，在工作中精益求精、兢兢业业，为国家的发展做出了很大贡献。现在，虽然这种耻辱戒指仍然戴在所有毕业生的手指上，但耻辱的含义早已消除，取而代之的是一种荣誉的标志。
这样的戒指一般是戴在签字手的小指上，当你签字时，戒指接触桌面发出声响，提醒你，你是做工程的，你要为工程负责，为你签署的文书负责。

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