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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：节俭·摘录 303
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One evening a strong, muscular mechanic appeared at the Bradford savings bank in his working dress, bringing with him three children, one of them in his arms. He placed on the counter their deposit books, which his wife had previously been accustomed to present, together with ten shillings, to be equally apportioned amongst the three. Pressing to his bosom the child in his arms, the man said, "Poor things! they have lost their mother since they were here last; but I must do the best I can for them." And he continued the good lesson to his children which his wife had begun, bringing them with him each time to see their little deposits made.
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定位：Excerpt 303 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
一天晚上，布拉德福德储蓄银行来了一位身强力壮的技工，穿着工作服，带着三个孩子，其中一个还抱在怀里。他把孩子们的存折放到柜台上——以前都是他妻子来交的——又拿出十先令，平分给三个孩子。他抱紧怀里的孩子说：“可怜的孩子们，上次来这儿之后，他们就没娘了；可我总得尽力为他们好。”妻子开了头的好习惯，他接着做下去，每次存钱都带孩子一起来，让他们亲眼看着自己的小存款存进去。这件事说明，节俭的习惯一旦在家庭里扎下根，即使遭遇变故也能延续；做法就是让存钱成为全家一起参与、看得见摸得着的日常仪式。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《节俭》中的真实见闻，背景是十九世纪英国工人家庭通过储蓄银行存钱。
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如果家里少了一个主事的人，你能否把重要的家庭习惯接过来继续做？
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