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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 229
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
The receiving of this invitation brought to me a sense of responsibility that it would be hard for any one not placed in my position to appreciate. What were my feelings when this invitation came to me? I remembered that I had been a slave; that my early years had been spent in the lowest depths of poverty and ignorance, and that I had had little opportunity to prepare me for such a responsibility as this. It was only a few years before that time that any white man in the audience might have claimed me as his slave; and it was easily possible that some of my former owners might be present to hear me speak.
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定位：Excerpt 229 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
收到邀请，布克·T·华盛顿感到一种难以言表的责任。他回忆起自己曾为奴隶，早年生活在贫穷和无知的最底层，几乎没有机会为这样的责任做准备。就在几年前，观众中任何白人都可能声称他是自己的奴隶；他以前的主人很可能就在台下听他演讲。
上下文
布克·T·华盛顿收到亚特兰大博览会开幕演讲邀请，内心充满感慨。他出身奴隶，深知这一刻的历史意义。
今日一问
面对重大机会时，你能否把过去的卑微转化为今天的责任感？
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