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布克·T·华盛顿:力争上游·摘录 126
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
In the midst of the difficulty I summoned a great deal of courage and wrote to my friend General J.F.B. Marshall, the Treasurer of the Hampton Institute, putting the situation before him and beseeching him to lend me the two hundred and fifty dollars on my own personal responsibility. Within a few days a reply came to the effect that he had no authority to lend me the money belonging to the Hampton Institute, but that he would gladly lend me the amount needed from his own personal funds.
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定位:Excerpt 126 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
走投无路时,华盛顿鼓起勇气写信给汉普顿学院财务主管马歇尔将军,说明情况,恳请他以个人名义借给自己二百五十美元。几天后回信说,学院的钱他无权出借,但愿意从自己的私人积蓄中借出这笔钱。这里的关键是:华盛顿没有向机构伸手,而是向信任的人个人求助,并明确由自己承担还款责任。求助时把责任说清楚,反而更容易得到帮助。
上下文
华盛顿为买校址首付缺钱,向曾工作过的汉普顿学院的熟人写信借款,见自传。
今日一问
你需要帮助时,是泛泛求助,还是能明确责任、向具体的人开口?
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