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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：节俭·摘录 353
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》· Thrift · 投资
The _chief secret_ was now revealed. Ransom's secret, about the penny, was a very good one, so far as it went. But he had not really told the whole truth. He could not venture to tell his less fortunate comrade that the root of all domestic prosperity, the mainstay of all domestic comfort, is _the wife_; and Ransom's wife was all that a working man could desire. There can be no thrift, nor economy, nor comfort at home, unless the wife helps;--and a working man's wife, more than any other man's; for she is wife, Housekeeper, nurse, and servant, all in one. If she be thriftless, putting money into her hands is like pouring water through a sieve. Let her be frugal, and she will make her home a place of comfort, and she will also make her husband's life happy,--if she do not lay the foundation of his prosperity and fortune.
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定位：Excerpt 353 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
兰塞姆没把真正的秘密说全：家庭兴旺的根子是妻子。工人妻子一人兼管家、护士、佣人，她若不会持家，钱到手就像倒进筛子；她若节俭，家就舒适，丈夫日子也安稳，甚至打下家业基础。这不是把责任全推给女性，而是说家庭经济需要两个人同心：共同定预算、共同执行，尊重家务劳动的价值。单靠一个人省，另一个人漏，存不住钱；一起商量着花，才守得住。
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《节俭》作者斯迈尔斯在故事后点明：工人家庭能否节俭，妻子的持家作用关键，反映19世纪家庭分工观念。
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你家的钱和家务，是两个人一起商量，还是各管各的？
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