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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:节俭·摘录 481

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The English are also the best miners, the best tool-makers, the best instrument-makers, the best "navvies," the best ship-builders, the best spinners and weavers. Mr. Brassey says that during the construction of the Paris and Rouen Railway, the Frenchman, Irishman, and Englishman were employed side by side. In the same quarry at Bounierés, the Frenchman received three francs, the Irishman four, and the Englishman six; and the last was found to be the most advantageous workman of the three. The superiority of the English workman over persons of other nations was equally remarkable whenever there was an opportunity of employing him side by side with them.

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定位:Excerpt 481 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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作者认为英国工人在采矿、制工具、造仪器、挖土、造船、纺织等行当里都是最出色的。他引用承包商布拉西的见闻:修巴黎到鲁昂的铁路时,法国人、爱尔兰人、英国人同场干活,在同一个采石场,法国人日薪三法郎,爱尔兰人四法郎,英国人六法郎,而且英国人被公认最顶用。作者由此下结论:只要让英国工人和别人并肩干活,他的优势就特别明显。这背后其实是在强调:手艺和效率的差距会直接体现在工钱上,肯下功夫练本事的人,市场愿意出高价。

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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》一书,19世纪英国工业鼎盛时期,作者用各国工人对比来论证勤劳与技能的价值。

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你所在的行业里,什么本事能让你的“日薪”明显高过同行?

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