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安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导

I had been so fortunate as to meet Leila Addison while living in Pittsburgh, the talented daughter of Dr. Addison, who had died a short time before. I soon became acquainted with the family and record with grateful feelings the immense advantage which that acquaintance also brought to me. Here was another friendship formed with people who had all the advantages of the higher education. Carlyle had been Mrs. Addison's tutor for a time, for she was an Edinburgh lady. Her daughters had been educated abroad and spoke French, Spanish, and Italian as fluently as English. It was through intercourse with this family that I first realized the indescribable yet immeasurable gulf that separates the highly educated from people like myself. But "the wee drap o' Scotch bluid atween us" proved its potency as usual.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17976
定位:Additional excerpt 130 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

卡内基在匹兹堡时结识了艾迪生医生家,医生刚去世不久。这家人受过高等教育,艾迪生太太是爱丁堡人,卡莱尔曾做过她的家庭教师;女儿们在国外受教育,能流利说法语、西班牙语和意大利语。通过与这家人交往,卡内基第一次意识到受过高等教育的人与自己这类人之间存在难以言喻的巨大鸿沟。不过,他们共有的苏格兰血统还是发挥了作用,拉近了彼此距离。

上下文

卡内基在匹兹堡与艾迪生一家交往,这让他意识到教育背景的差距,但也因共同血统而亲近。

今日一问

你是否曾因教育背景差异感到隔阂?是什么帮助你们跨越了这种距离?

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