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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 17
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Of course I “felt my oats.” It was condescension on my part to talk with boys who did out-door work. I stood behind the counter with a pen over my ear, was polite to the ladies, and was wonderfully active in waiting upon customers. We kept a cash, credit and barter store, and I drove some sharp bargains with women who brought butter, eggs, beeswax and feathers to exchange for dry goods, and with men who wanted to trade oats, corn, buckwheat, axe-helves, hats, and other commodities for tenpenny nails, molasses, or New England rum. But it was a drawback upon my dignity that I was obliged to take down the shutters, sweep the store, and make the fire. I received a small salary for my services and the perquisite of what profit I could derive from purchasing candies on my own account to sell to our younger customers, and, as usual, my father stipulated that I should clothe myself.
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定位：Additional excerpt 17 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆当上店员后有点飘飘然，觉得跟干粗活的男孩说话都是自己屈尊。他耳朵上夹着笔站在柜台后，对女顾客彬彬有礼，招呼客人特别卖力。这家店收现金、赊账，也做以货易货：妇女拿黄油、鸡蛋、蜂蜡和羽毛来换干货，男人拿燕麦、玉米、荞麦、斧柄、帽子换钉子、糖蜜或新英格兰朗姆酒。他也会跟人讨价还价。但让他觉得掉面子的是，他还得卸门板、扫地、生火。他拿一点工资，还能自己买糖果转卖给小顾客赚点外快；父亲照例要求他自己置办衣服。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传里描述自己刚当上乡村商店店员时的状态。那时他年轻，第一次觉得自己有了身份。
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你刚有点小成绩时，会不会也“飘”起来，忘了自己还得扫地生火？
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