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安德鲁·卡内基:安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 159

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

This was successfully accomplished; but in the construction of the bridge poor Piper was totally unable to comply with the extraordinary requirements of the Captain. At first he was so delighted with having received the largest contract that had yet been let that he was all graciousness to Captain Eads. It was not even "Captain" at first, but "'Colonel' Eads, how do you do? Delighted to see you." By and by matters became a little complicated. We noticed that the greeting became less cordial, but still it was "Good-morning, Captain Eads." This fell till we were surprised to hear "Pipe" talking of "Mr. Eads." Before the troubles were over, the "Colonel" had fallen to "Jim Eads," and to tell the truth, long before the work was out of the shops, "Jim" was now and then preceded by a big "D." A man may be possessed of great ability, and be a charming, interesting character, as Captain Eads undoubtedly was, and yet not be able to construct the first bridge of five hundred feet span over the Mississippi River,[27] without availing himself of the scientific knowledge and practical experience of others.

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定位:Additional excerpt 159 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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铁桥终于造成,但造桥时派珀根本满足不了埃兹上尉的苛刻要求。起初派珀因拿到最大合同,对埃兹百般殷勤,开口就是“埃兹上校,您好”。后来事情复杂,称呼一路降级:从“上校”到“埃兹先生”,再到“吉姆·埃兹”,工程还没出厂,“吉姆”前头就常带个脏字了。卡内基评论:一个人本事再大、再有魅力,像埃兹那样,要造密西西比河上第一座五百英尺跨度的桥,也得借助别人的科学知识和实践经验。核心是:再强的人也要靠专业协作,别把个人魅力当万能。

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卡内基自传中回忆与工程师詹姆斯·埃兹合作建造密西西比河第一座大跨度铁桥的经过。

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