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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 25
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
My mother sympathized with me in my disappointment, and sought to comfort me in all the ways she could, and to help me find a way to learn. After a while I succeeded in making arrangements with the teacher to give me some lessons at night, after the day’s work was done. These night lessons were so welcome that I think I learned more at night than the other children did during the day. My own experiences in the night-school gave me faith in the night-school idea, with which, in after years, I had to do both at Hampton and Tuskegee. But my boyish heart was still set upon going to the day-school, and I let no opportunity slip to push my case. Finally I won, and was permitted to go to the school in the day for a few months, with the understanding that I was to rise early in the morning and work in the furnace till nine o’clock, and return immediately after school closed in the afternoon for at least two more hours of work.
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定位：Excerpt 25 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
母亲同情华盛顿的失望，想尽办法安慰他、帮他找学习途径。后来他说服老师，在收工后给他上夜课。夜课太珍贵，他觉得自己晚上学得比别的孩子白天还多。这段夜校经历让他后来在汉普顿和塔斯基吉都相信夜校的价值。但他仍想上日校，不断争取，终于获准白天上几个月学，条件是清早去炉上干活到九点，下午放学后立刻回来再干至少两小时。这告诉我们：想学习，可以主动和老师、雇主谈条件，用时间换机会，把零碎时间用足。
上下文
出自《超越奴役》，讲华盛顿在母亲支持下争取夜课和日校机会，边做工边读书的少年经历。
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为了学习，你愿意和谁谈一个“用时间换机会”的具体条件？
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