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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 311
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
Bok saw with this disposition that, as he had hoped, the avenue of favorable approach to Mr. Gladstone had been kept open. The next summer Bok again visited Hawarden, where he found the statesman absorbed in writing a life of Bishop Butler, from which it was difficult for him to turn away. He explained that it would take at least a year or two to finish this work. Bok saw, of course, his advantage, and closed a contract with the English statesman whereby he was to write the twelve autobiographical articles immediately upon his completion of the work then under his hand.
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定位:Additional excerpt 311 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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博克发现格莱斯顿正专心写一本主教传记,至少还要一两年才能完成。他没有放弃,而是顺势签下合同,约定等那本书写完再写十二篇自传文章。这体现了一种耐心策略:不逼对方立刻交付,而是把合作锁定在对方完成当前要事之后,既尊重对方节奏,也确保自己拿到想要的内容。
上下文
博克再次拜访格莱斯顿,对方正忙于写主教传记,无暇他顾。
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你能否接受把合作推迟到对方方便的时候,而不是要求立刻兑现?
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