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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 139
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
One incident which occurred about this time gave me a great deal of satisfaction as well as surprise. When it became known in the town that we were discussing the plans for a new, large building, a Southern white man who was operating a sawmill not far from Tuskegee came to me and said that he would gladly put all the lumber necessary to erect the building on the grounds, with no other guarantee for payment than my word that it would be paid for when we secured some money. I told the man frankly that at the time we did not have in our hands one dollar of the money needed. Notwithstanding this, he insisted on being allowed to put the lumber on the grounds. After we had secured some portion of the money we permitted him to do this.
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定位：Excerpt 139 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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镇上知道学校在筹划盖大楼后，附近一位开锯木厂的白人主动找上门，说愿意先把建楼所需的全部木材送到工地，唯一的担保就是华盛顿一句话，等筹到钱再付。华盛顿坦白说当时手头连一美元都没有，那人仍坚持先送木材，后来学校筹到一部分钱才让他送。这件事让华盛顿既惊喜又感动。它说明：平时积累的信用和坦诚，能在关键时刻换来别人冒险相助；不隐瞒困难、如实相告，反而更容易赢得信任。
上下文
华盛顿在《超越奴役》中讲述塔斯基吉学校筹建大楼时，一位当地白人锯木厂主基于信任主动赊供木材。
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你在困难时是否愿意坦诚说明处境？你的信用记录能让别人放心先帮你一把吗？
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