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本杰明·富兰克林《本杰明·富兰克林自传》· The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · 领导
Keimer's printing-house, I found, consisted of an old shatter'd press, and one small, worn-out font of English which he was then using himself, composing an Elegy on Aquila Rose, before mentioned, an ingenious young man, of excellent character, much respected in the town, clerk of the Assembly, and a pretty poet. Keimer made verses too, but very indifferently. He could not be said to write them, for his manner was to compose them in the types directly out of his head. So there being no copy, but one pair of cases, and the Elegy likely to require all the letter, no one could help him. I endeavor'd to put his press (which he had not yet us'd, and of which he understood nothing) into order fit to be work'd with; and, promising to come and print off his Elegy as soon as he should have got it ready, I return'd to Bradford's, who gave me a little job to do for the present, and there I lodged and dieted. A few days after, Keimer sent for me to print off the Elegy. And now he had got another pair of cases, and a pamphlet to reprint, on which he set me to work.
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定位：Additional excerpt 22 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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富兰克林到凯默的印刷所一看，只有一台破旧摇晃的印刷机和一副用旧了的英文字模，凯默正用它排一首悼念阿奎拉·罗斯的挽诗。凯默自己写诗，但水平一般，而且他习惯直接对着字盘边想边排，没有底稿，字模又只有一副，排挽诗几乎用光所有字母，别人帮不上忙。富兰克林帮他把那台还没用过的印刷机修好，答应等诗排好就来印，然后先回布拉德福德那里打零工、吃住。几天后凯默叫他去印挽诗，这时凯默又添了一副字模和一本要重印的小册子，就派他干活了。这段说明：小作坊起步时设备简陋、人手紧张，但肯动手修机器、肯等机会的人，很快就能上工。
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富兰克林在费城凯默的印刷所找到工作，当时凯默的印刷所设备简陋，只有一台旧印刷机和一副字模。
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你遇到设备简陋、条件差的工作环境时，是抱怨等待，还是先动手把能修的先修好？
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