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布克·T·华盛顿:力争上游·摘录 124
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
About three months after the opening of the school, and at the time when we were in the greatest anxiety about our work, there came into market for sale an old and abandoned plantation which was situated about a mile from the town of Tuskegee. The mansion house—or “big house,” as it would have been called—which had been occupied by the owners during slavery, had been burned. After making a careful examination of the place, it seemed to be just the location that we wanted in order to make our work effective and permanent.
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定位:Excerpt 124 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
学校开办约三个月时,正为校舍发愁,有人要卖一处离塔斯基吉镇一英里远的废弃种植园。庄园主宅(奴隶制时期叫“大房子”)已被烧毁。华盛顿仔细考察后,觉得这里正是让学校工作有效且长久的地方。他看中的不是现成房子,而是土地和位置:有地可种、可建、可扩展,能让学校扎根。这体现了他务实的长远眼光——办学不能总借地方,要有自己的根基。
上下文
塔斯基吉学院初创时没有固定校舍,华盛顿在寻找能长期发展的校址,这是自传中的一段。
今日一问
你正在做的事,是临时凑合,还是已经找到了能扎根的“土地”?
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