事业 · 创业者自述
P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 12
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Nor did my dollar long remain alone. As I grew older I earned ten cents a day for riding the horse which led the ox team in ploughing, and on holidays and “training days,” instead of spending money, I earned it. I was a small peddler of molasses candy (of home make), ginger-bread, cookies and cherry rum, and I generally found myself a dollar or two richer at the end of a holiday than I was at the beginning. I was always ready for a trade, and by the time I was twelve years old, besides other property, I was the owner of a sheep and a calf, and should soon, no doubt, have become a small Crœsus, had not my father kindly permitted me to purchase my own clothing, which somewhat reduced my little store.
出处：
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位：Additional excerpt 12 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
巴纳姆的银元没有孤零零待着。他长大后，每天挣十美分，工作是骑马拉牛队犁地；节假日和“训练日”他不花钱，反而赚钱。他小本经营自制糖蜜糖、姜饼、饼干和樱桃酒，节日结束时常比开始时多一两美元。他随时准备做交易，十二岁时已拥有一只羊和一头小牛，要不是父亲允许他自己买衣服花掉一些积蓄，他可能早成小财主了。这段话说明他从小就有商业头脑：勤奋、节俭、善于发现赚钱机会，并且懂得用劳动和交易积累资产。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中讲述童年如何通过劳动和小买卖积累财富。
今日一问
你小时候有没有通过劳动或小买卖赚过钱？那段经历教会了你什么？
公版传记；原文逐字取自 Project Gutenberg，仅摘录段落并附全书链接。
你的邮箱
只用于发送原典。不发广告，不卖名单。
本文本为公版；底本与原文链接见上。 版权