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本杰明·富兰克林：本杰明·富兰克林自传·补录 148
本杰明·富兰克林《本杰明·富兰克林自传》· The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · 领导
The mention of these improvements puts me in mind of one I propos'd, when in London, to Dr. Fothergill, who was among the best men I have known, and a great promoter of useful projects. I had observ'd that the streets, when dry, were never swept, and the light dust carried away; but it was suffer'd to accumulate till wet weather reduc'd it to mud, and then, after lying some days so deep on the pavement that there was no crossing but in paths kept clean by poor people with brooms, it was with great labour rak'd together and thrown up into carts open above, the sides of which suffer'd some of the slush at every jolt on the pavement to shake out and fall, sometimes to the annoyance of foot-passengers. The reason given for not sweeping the dusty streets was, that the dust would fly into the windows of shops and houses.
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富兰克林观察到伦敦街道在干燥时从不打扫，灰尘堆积，雨天变成泥泞，行人难以通行。他提议清扫街道，但有人反对说灰尘会飞进商店和住宅的窗户。富兰克林认为这个理由站不住脚，因为灰尘终究要落地，而且清扫可以避免泥泞。他主张在干燥时及时扫走灰尘，而不是等它变成泥浆后再费力铲除。这体现了他注重实际、防微杜渐的思维：小问题及时处理，成本低、效果好；拖延只会让问题恶化，付出更大代价。
上下文
本杰明·富兰克林在自传中回忆他在伦敦时对城市管理的观察和改进建议。
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你生活或工作中有哪些“灰尘”被拖延成了“泥泞”？今天可以及时处理哪一件？
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