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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 168
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
The author in his boyhood knew three men who worked in an agricultural implement maker's shop. They worked in wood and iron, and made carts, ploughs, harrows, drilling-machines, and such-like articles. Somehow or other, the idea got into their heads that they might be able to do something better than making carts and harrows. They did not despise the lot of hand-labour, but they desired to use it as a step towards something better. Their wages at that time could not have exceeded from eighteen to twenty shillings a week.
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定位:Excerpt 168 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
作者小时候认识三个在农具厂干活的工人,做木工铁工,造大车、犁、耙、播种机之类。不知怎么的,他们脑子里冒出个念头:自己也许能做出比造大车和耙更好的事。他们并不看不起体力活,只是想拿它当跳板,往更好的地方去。那时他们一周工钱也就十八到二十先令。核心是:不轻视眼前的工作,但也不把它当终点,把它当台阶,一边干一边往上够。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《节俭》中作者回忆少年时认识的三个农具厂工人,作为上进者的例子。
今日一问
你现在的这份工作,能不能被当成通往更好地方的跳板而不是终点?
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