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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 576
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
For nearly five years my family had been knocked about, the sport of adverse fortune, without a settled home. Sometimes we boarded, and at other times we lived in a small hired house. Two of my daughters were married, and my youngest daughter, Pauline, was away at boarding school. The health of my wife was much impaired, and she especially needed a fixed residence which she could call “home.” Accordingly, in 1860, I built a pleasant house adjoining that of my daughter Caroline, in Bridgeport, and one hundred rods west of the grounds of Iranistan. I had originally a tract of twelve acres, but half of it had been devoted to my daughter, and on the other half I now proposed to establish my own residence. To prepare the site it was necessary to cart in several thousands of loads of dirt to fill up the hollow and to make the broad, beautiful lawn, in the centre of which I erected the new house, and after supplying the place with fountains, shrubbery, statuary and all that could adorn it, I named my new home “Lindencroft.” It was, in truth, a very delightful place, complete and convenient in all respects, and there is scarcely a more beautiful residence in Bridgeport now.
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近五年来,巴纳姆一家因时运不济四处漂泊,没有固定住所,有时寄宿,有时租小房子。两个女儿已出嫁,小女儿宝琳在寄宿学校。妻子健康大不如前,特别需要一个安稳的家。于是1860年,他在布里奇波特女儿卡罗琳家旁边建了一栋舒适的住宅,取名“林登克罗夫特”。他运来几千车土填平洼地,造出宽阔美丽的草坪,配上喷泉、灌木和雕像。这告诉我们:当家人最需要安定的时候,优先解决居住问题,哪怕要花大力气整地建房,也是值得的。
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巴纳姆经历多年动荡后,为改善妻子健康、给家庭一个安稳的家,在布里奇波特建造新居。
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你的家人目前最需要的是物质条件,还是一个稳定安心的居住环境?
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