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安德鲁·卡内基:安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 74

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

The incident in my messenger life which at once lifted me to the seventh heaven, occurred one Saturday evening when Colonel Glass was paying the boys their month's wages. We stood in a row before the counter, and Mr. Glass paid each one in turn. I was at the head and reached out my hand for the first eleven and a quarter dollars as they were pushed out by Mr. Glass. To my surprise he pushed them past me and paid the next boy. I thought it was a mistake, for I had heretofore been paid first, but it followed in turn with each of the other boys. My heart began to sink within me. Disgrace seemed coming. What had I done or not done? I was about to be told that there was no more work for me. I was to disgrace the family. That was the keenest pang of all. When all had been paid and the boys were gone, Mr. Glass took me behind the counter and said that I was worth more than the other boys, and he had resolved to pay me thirteen and a half dollars a month.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17976
定位:Additional excerpt 74 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

一个周六晚上,格拉斯上校给男孩们发月薪。卡内基站在第一个,伸手去接那11.25美元,但格拉斯却越过他,先付给了下一个男孩。卡内基以为弄错了,但每个男孩都依次被付了钱,唯独跳过了他。他的心沉了下去,以为自己被解雇了,要让家人蒙羞。等所有人都走了,格拉斯把他叫到柜台后面,说他比其他男孩更有价值,决定给他每月13.5美元。

上下文

卡内基在自传中讲述自己当信差时,因表现突出而被经理格外赏识的故事。

今日一问

当你觉得被忽视或误解时,是否能耐心等待,并相信自己的价值终会被看见?

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