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奥里森·斯威特·马登:向前进·摘录 223

奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导

The president of his class at Columbia University recently earned the money to pay for his course by selling agricultural implements. One of his classmates, by the savings of two years' work as a farm laborer, and money earned by tutoring, writing, and copying done after study hours, not only paid his way through college, but helped to support his aged parents. He believed that he could afford a college training and he got it.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21291
定位:Excerpt 223 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

哥伦比亚大学一位班长,靠卖农具挣够了自己的学费。他一个同学更狠:先当两年农场工攒钱,再靠家教、写稿、抄写这些课后活,不但供完自己上大学,还帮养年迈的父母。这人的想法很朴素:我付得起大学这笔账,那就去上。重点不在他多能吃苦,而在他把“想上学”变成一笔可以算清楚的账:缺多少、怎么挣、时间怎么排。肯这样算并动手的人,路通常走得通。

上下文

马登《奋力向前》中哥伦比亚大学学生自筹学费的例子,反映19世纪末美国平民教育。

今日一问

你目前最想学的一样东西,如果折算成钱和时间,缺口是多少、打算怎么补?

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