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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 48
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
This being decided, I was asked to go over the river to Pittsburgh and call on Mr. Brooks. My father wished to go with me, and it was settled that he should accompany me as far as the telegraph office, on the corner of Fourth and Wood Streets. It was a bright, sunshiny morning and this augured well. Father and I walked over from Allegheny to Pittsburgh, a distance of nearly two miles from our house. Arrived at the door I asked father to wait outside. I insisted upon going alone upstairs to the second or operating floor to see the great man and learn my fate. I was led to this, perhaps, because I had by that time begun to consider myself something of an American. At first boys used to call me "Scotchie! Scotchie!" and I answered, "Yes, I'm Scotch and I am proud of the name." But in speech and in address the broad Scotch had been worn off to a slight extent, and I imagined that I could make a smarter showing if alone with Mr. Brooks than if my good old Scotch father were present, perhaps to smile at my airs.
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定位：Additional excerpt 48 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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事情定下后，卡内基被要求过河去匹兹堡找布鲁克斯先生。父亲想陪他，于是两人一起从阿勒格尼步行近两英里到第四街和伍德街口的电报局。那天阳光明媚，像是好兆头。到了门口，卡内基让父亲在外面等，坚持独自上楼到二楼营业厅见那位大人物、听候命运。他后来分析，这么做是因为他那时已开始把自己当美国人：以前男孩们叫他“苏格兰佬”，他回答“我是苏格兰人，我以此为荣”，但口音和举止已磨掉一些，他觉得独自见布鲁克斯先生比带着老派苏格兰父亲更能显得精明。核心是：成长有时需要暂时离开父母的庇护，独自面对权威。
上下文
卡内基一家住在阿勒格尼城，与匹兹堡隔阿勒格尼河相望。父亲是苏格兰手织工，口音重、举止老派。卡内基当时约十三岁。
今日一问
你最近一次独自面对权威、不让家人陪同是什么时候？那次经历让你更自信还是更不安？
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