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奥里森·斯威特·马登：向前进·摘录 88
奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导
He found board over a saloon at two dollars and a half a week. His journey of six hundred miles had cost him but five dollars. For days Horace wandered up and down the streets, going into scores of buildings and asking if they wanted "a hand"; but "no" was the invariable reply. His quaint appearance led many to think he was an escaped apprentice. One Sunday at his boarding-place he heard that printers were wanted at "West's Printing-office." He was at the door at five o'clock Monday morning, and asked the foreman for a job at seven. The latter had no idea that a country greenhorn could set type for the Polyglot Testament on which help was needed, but said: "Fix up a case for him and we'll see if he _can_ do anything." When the proprietor came in, he objected to the new-comer and told the foreman to let him go when his first day's work was done. That night Horace showed a proof of the largest and most correct day's work that had then been done.
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定位：Excerpt 88 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
格里利在酒馆楼上找到住处，一周两块半。六百英里的路只花了他五美元。一连几天，他在街上游荡，进过几十栋楼，问人家要不要“帮手”，得到的回答总是“不要”。他古怪的样子让很多人以为他是逃跑的学徒。有个星期天，他在住处听说“韦斯特印刷所”要招排字工。星期一早上五点他就到了门口，七点问工头要活干。工头根本没想到这个乡下土包子能排《多语种圣经》的活，但还是说：给他排个版，看看他到底行不行。老板来了，反对招新人，让工头干完第一天就打发他走。那天晚上，格里利交出的校样是当时最大、最准确的一天工作量。
上下文
格里利初到纽约找工作处处碰壁，最终靠一手过硬的排字本领在印刷所站稳脚跟。
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