爱德华·博克自传·补录 31 · 爱德华·博克

But what with helping his mother, tending the baker's shop in after-school hours, serving his paper route, plying his street-car trade, and acting as social reporter, it soon became evident to Edward that he had not much time to prepare his school lessons. By a supreme effort, he managed to hold his own in his class, but no more. Instinctively, he felt that he was not getting all that he might from his educational opportunities, yet the need for him to add to the family income was, if anything, becoming greater. The idea of leaving school was broached to his mother, but she rebelled. She told the boy that he was earning something now and helping much. Perhaps the tide with the father would turn and he would find the place to which his unquestioned talents entitled him. Finally the father did. He associated himself with the Western Union Telegraph Company as translator, a position for which his easy command of languages admirably fitted him. Thus, for a time, the strain upon the family exchequer was lessened.

出处： https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位：Additional excerpt 31 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录

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爱德华既要帮母亲干活，放学后看面包店，送报纸，做街车生意，还当社交记者，很快发现自己没多少时间准备功课。他勉强能跟上班级进度，但仅此而已。他本能地觉得没有充分利用教育机会，可家里需要他增加收入的压力却越来越大。他试探着跟母亲说想退学，母亲坚决反对。母亲告诉他，他现在挣的钱已经在帮家里大忙了。也许父亲的运气会好转，找到与他才能相称的工作。后来父亲果然做到了，凭语言天赋在西联电报公司当翻译，家里的经济压力暂时减轻了。

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爱德华·博克是荷兰移民，童年家贫，边上学边打多份工。这是他的自传《爱德华·博克的美国化》中的一段。

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