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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 291
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
Two other thoughts troubled me a good deal. I feared that people who heard that Mrs. Washington and I were going to Europe might not know all the circumstances, and might get the idea that we had become, as some might say, “stuck up,” and were trying to “show off.” I recalled that from my youth I had heard it said that too often, when people of my race reached any degree of success, they were inclined to unduly exalt themselves; to try and ape the wealthy, and in so doing to lose their heads. The fear that people might think this of us haunted me a good deal. Then, too, I could not see how my conscience would permit me to spare the time from my work and be happy. It seemed mean and selfish in me to be taking a vacation while others were at work, and while there was so much that needed to be done. From the time I could remember, I had always been at work, and I did not see how I could spend three or four months in doing nothing. The fact was that I did not know how to take a vacation.
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定位：Excerpt 291 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
布克·华盛顿在准备去欧洲度假时，心里很不安。他担心别人听说他和妻子要去欧洲，会以为他们摆阔、忘本，因为当时黑人一旦有点成就，常被说成爱炫耀、学富人。他也觉得，别人都在干活，自己却去休假三四个月，良心过不去，而且他从小一直工作，根本不会休假。这提醒我们：休息不是罪过，长期劳作的人需要学会主动安排休息，不必太在意别人怎么想；同时要明白，休息是为了更好地工作，不是炫耀。
上下文
布克·华盛顿是美国黑人教育家，这是他自传《超越奴役》中回忆1900年前后首次赴欧休假时的心理。
今日一问
你最近一次真正休息是什么时候？是否也因为怕别人说闲话而不敢停下来？
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