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本杰明·富兰克林：本杰明·富兰克林自传·补录 21
本杰明·富兰克林《本杰明·富兰克林自传》· The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · 领导
The old gentleman said he would go with me to the new printer; and when we found him, "Neighbor," says Bradford, "I have brought to see you a young man of your business; perhaps you may want such a one." He ask'd me a few questions, put a composing stick in my hand to see how I work'd, and then said he would employ me soon, though he had just then nothing for me to do; and, taking old Bradford, whom he had never seen before, to be one of the town's people that had a good will for him, enter'd into a conversation on his present undertaking and prospects; while Bradford, not discovering that he was the other printer's father, on Keimer's saying he expected soon to get the greatest part of the business into his own hands, drew him on by artful questions, and starting little doubts, to explain all his views, what interests he reli'd on, and in what manner he intended to proceed. I, who stood by and heard all, saw immediately that one of them was a crafty old sophister, and the other a mere novice. Bradford left me with Keimer, who was greatly surpris'd when I told him who the old man was.
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定位：Additional excerpt 21 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
老布拉德福德带富兰克林去见新来的印刷商凯默。凯默问了几句，让他排字看看手艺，说很快会雇他。凯默误以为老布拉德福德是本地关心他的好心人，就大谈自己的计划和靠山；老布拉德福德其实是另一家印刷商的父亲，他不动声色地套话，引凯默把底细全抖出来。富兰克林在旁边一听就明白：一个是老练的套话高手，一个是没经验的新手。等老布拉德福德走后，富兰克林告诉凯默那人是谁，凯默大吃一惊。这故事提醒：在同行面前别轻易交底，尤其当对方只是“随便问问”。
上下文
富兰克林到费城后找印刷工作，老印刷商布拉德福德带他去见新开业的凯默，凯默不知对方身份而泄露商业计划。
今日一问
你在同行或潜在竞争者面前，会不会因为对方“看起来很友善”就把自己的计划全盘托出？
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