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安德鲁·卡内基:安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 555
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
Senator Hanna asked if I had seen "John," as he and President McKinley always called Mr. Hay. I said I had not. Then he asked me to go over and cheer him up, for he was disconsolate about the amendments. I did so. I pointed out to Mr. Hay that the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty had been amended by the Senate and scarcely any one knew this now and no one cared. The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty would be executed as amended and no one would care a fig whether it was in its original form or not. He doubted this and thought Britain would be indisposed to recede. A short time after this, dining with him, he said I had proved a true prophet and all was well.
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定位:Additional excerpt 555 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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汉纳参议员问卡内基有没有见过“约翰”——他和麦金莱总统私下都这么称呼海先生。卡内基说没有,汉纳就请他去宽慰一下海,因为海对参议院的修正案很沮丧。卡内基去了,对海说:当年《克莱顿-布尔沃条约》也被参议院改过,现在几乎没人知道、也没人在乎;《海-庞斯福特条约》照样会按修正后的版本执行,没人会计较它是不是原样。海当时不信,觉得英国不会退让。不久后一起吃饭,海承认卡内基说对了,一切顺利。
上下文
约翰·海因参议院修改他谈成的条约而沮丧。卡内基用历史先例安慰他,后来果然应验。
今日一问
当朋友为一件“被改得面目全非”的事沮丧时,你能用过去的先例帮他看清大局吗?
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