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布克·T·华盛顿:力争上游·摘录 125
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
But how were we to get it? The price asked for it was very little—only five hundred dollars—but we had no money, and we were strangers in the town and had no credit. The owner of the land agreed to let us occupy the place if we could make a payment of two hundred and fifty dollars down, with the understanding that the remaining two hundred and fifty dollars must be paid within a year. Although five hundred dollars was cheap for the land, it was a large sum when one did not have any part of it.
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定位:Excerpt 125 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
地价只要五百美元,但学校没钱、在当地也没信用。卖家同意先付二百五十美元即可入住,余款一年内付清。五百美元买地很便宜,可对身无分文的人来说仍是巨款。华盛顿没有因没钱就放弃,而是先争取到分期付款的条件,把大难题拆成小步骤。这告诉我们:面对看似不可能的启动资金,先谈条件、降低门槛,比干等有钱更实际。
上下文
华盛顿看中废弃种植园后,面临资金短缺的困境,这是自传中讲述筹款经过的部分。
今日一问
你因为“没钱”而搁置的计划,能不能先谈一个分期或降低门槛的方案?
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