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布克·T·华盛顿:力争上游·摘录 290
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
The whole thing was so sudden and so unexpected that I was completely taken off my feet. I had been at work steadily for eighteen years in connection with Tuskegee, and I had never thought of anything else but ending my life in that way. Each day the school seemed to depend upon me more largely for its daily expenses, and I told these Boston friends that, while I thanked them sincerely for their thoughtfulness and generosity, I could not go to Europe, for the reason that the school could not live financially while I was absent. They then informed me that Mr. Henry L. Higginson, and some other good friends who I know do not want their names made public, were then raising a sum of money which would be sufficient to keep the school in operation while I was away. At this point I was compelled to surrender. Every avenue of escape had been closed.
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定位:Excerpt 290 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
整件事来得太突然、太出乎意料,我完全不知所措。我在塔斯基吉连续工作了十八年,从没想过别的,只想着以这种方式终老。学校每天似乎越来越依赖我来支付日常开销,我告诉波士顿的朋友们,虽然我衷心感谢他们的体贴和慷慨,但我不能去欧洲,因为我不在时学校在财务上无法维持。他们随后告诉我,亨利·L·希金森先生和其他一些不愿公开姓名的好朋友正在筹集一笔钱,足以在我离开期间维持学校运转。至此我不得不投降,所有退路都被堵死了。这说明朋友们的支持和对学校的周密安排,最终让他放下顾虑,接受休假。
上下文
布克·T·华盛顿在自传中回忆,波士顿的朋友们突然安排他去欧洲休假,他因担心学校财务而推辞,最终被说服。
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