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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 24
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
The opening of the school in the Kanawha Valley, however, brought to me one of the keenest disappointments that I ever experienced. I had been working in a salt-furnace for several months, and my stepfather had discovered that I had a financial value, and so, when the school opened, he decided that he could not spare me from my work. This decision seemed to cloud my every ambition. The disappointment was made all the more severe by reason of the fact that my place of work was where I could see the happy children passing to and from school mornings and afternoons. Despite this disappointment, however, I determined that I would learn something, anyway. I applied myself with greater earnestness than ever to the mastering of what was in the “blue-back” speller.
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定位：Excerpt 24 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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卡纳瓦谷的学校开学，给华盛顿带来最深的失望之一。他在盐炉干了几个月，继父发现他能挣钱，就决定不让他上学。这决定几乎压垮他的志向，更难受的是，他干活的地方正好能看见孩子们早晚欢快地上学放学。但他没有放弃，决心无论如何要学点东西，于是更认真地啃那本“蓝背”拼写课本。这说明：当外部机会被堵死，人还可以靠自学守住目标。具体做法是：找到一本最基础的教材，每天固定投入，把能控制的部分做到极致，同时不放弃争取正式上学的机会。
上下文
出自《超越奴役》，讲述华盛顿少年时因做工被继父阻止上学，却坚持自学拼写课本的经历。
今日一问
当你想做的事被现实卡住，你手边哪本“蓝背课本”可以今天就开始啃？
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