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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 100
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
In May, 1881, near the close of my first year in teaching the night-school, in a way that I had not dared expect, the opportunity opened for me to begin my life-work. One night in the chapel, after the usual chapel exercises were over, General Armstrong referred to the fact that he had received a letter from some gentlemen in Alabama asking him to recommend some one to take charge of what was to be a normal school for the coloured people in the little town of Tuskegee in that state. These gentlemen seemed to take it for granted that no coloured man suitable for the position could be secured, and they were expecting the General to recommend a white man for the place. The next day General Armstrong sent for me to come to his office, and, much to my surprise, asked me if I thought I could fill the position in Alabama. I told him that I would be willing to try. Accordingly, he wrote to the people who had applied to him for the information, that he did not know of any white man to suggest, but if they would be willing to take a coloured man, he had one whom he could recommend. In this letter he gave them my name.
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定位：Excerpt 100 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
1881年5月，华盛顿在夜校教书快满一年时，一个意想不到的机会来了。阿姆斯特朗将军收到阿拉巴马州几位绅士的来信，请他为塔斯基吉镇一所即将创办的黑人师范学校推荐负责人。这些人默认找不到合适的黑人，期待将军推荐白人。但将军却把华盛顿叫去，问他是否愿意去试试。华盛顿答应了。将军回信说没有白人可以推荐，但如果他们愿意接受黑人，他推荐华盛顿。这告诉我们，机会常来自他人的信任和推荐，而自己也要敢于尝试。
上下文
这是华盛顿人生转折的关键时刻，他即将前往阿拉巴马州创办塔斯基吉学院。
今日一问
当机会来临时，你是否愿意像华盛顿那样说“我愿意试试”，哪怕准备并不充分？
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