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亨利·福特：我的生活与工作·补录 260
亨利·福特《我的生活与工作》· My Life and Work · 领导
Go back a bit and see what the conditions were. Along in the early part of 1920 came the first indications that the feverish speculative business engendered by the war was not going to continue. A few concerns that had sprung out of the war and had no real reason for existence failed. People slowed down in their buying. Our own sales kept right along, but we knew that sooner or later they would drop off. I thought seriously of cutting prices, but the costs of manufacturing everywhere were out of control. Labour gave less and less in return for high wages. The suppliers of raw material refused even to think of coming back to earth. The very plain warnings of the storm went quite unheeded.
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定位：Additional excerpt 260 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
福特回顾1920年初的经济形势：战时催生的投机热潮开始退去，一些没有真实根基的公司倒闭，消费者购买放缓。福特公司自己的销售还在维持，但他预判迟早会下滑。他想过降价，但当时各地制造成本失控：工人拿高工资却产出越来越少，原材料供应商也拒绝降价。尽管风暴的警告非常明显，大多数人却置若罔闻。福特没有随大流，而是开始为即将到来的降价和调整做准备。
上下文
一战后美国经济经历短暂繁荣后转向衰退，1920-1921年出现严重萧条，福特公司提前感知到寒意。
今日一问
当周围人都还在狂欢时，你是否能察觉到那些“非常明显的警告”并提前做准备？
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