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奥里森·斯威特·马登：向前进·摘录 86
奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导
Mr. Wilson determined never to lose an opportunity for self-culture or self-advancement. Few men knew so well the value of spare moments. _He seized them as though they were gold_ and would not let one pass until he had wrung from it every possibility. He managed to read a thousand good books before he was twenty-one--what a lesson for boys on a farm! When he left the farm he started on foot for Natick, Mass., over one hundred miles distant, to learn the cobbler's trade. He went through Boston that he might see Bunker Hill monument and other historical landmarks. The whole trip cost him but one dollar and six cents. In a year he was the head of a debating club at Natick. Before eight years had passed, he made his great speech against slavery, in the Massachusetts Legislature. Twelve years later he stood shoulder to shoulder with the polished Sumner in Congress. With him, _every occasion was a great occasion_. He ground every circumstance of his life into material for success.
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定位：Excerpt 86 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
威尔逊下定决心，绝不放过任何自我修养和上进的机会。很少有人像他那样懂得零碎时间的价值。他把空闲时刻当成金子，抓住不放，直到榨干每一分钟的可能。二十一岁前，他设法读了一千本好书——这对农场里的孩子是多大的启示！离开农场后，他步行一百多英里到马萨诸塞州纳蒂克学做鞋匠。他特意穿过波士顿，就为了看看邦克山纪念碑和其他历史地标。整趟旅程只花了他一美元六美分。一年后，他成了纳蒂克辩论俱乐部的头儿。不到八年，他在马萨诸塞州议会发表了反对奴隶制的著名演讲。十二年后，他在国会与文雅的萨姆纳并肩而立。对他来说，每个场合都是大场合。他把生活中的每一种境遇都磨成了成功的材料。
上下文
马登讲述威尔逊如何利用零碎时间自学、抓住每个机会，最终从鞋匠学徒成长为国会领袖。
今日一问
你今天有哪些零碎时间（比如通勤、排队）可以像威尔逊那样用来读几页书或学一点东西？
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