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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 319
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
How any man can see so many people of all kinds, with all kinds of errands, and do so much hard work, and still keep himself calm, patient, and fresh for each visitor in the way that President McKinley does, I cannot understand. When I saw the President he kindly thanked me for the work which we were doing at Tuskegee for the interests of the country. I then told him, briefly, the object of my visit. I impressed upon him the fact that a visit from the Chief Executive of the Nation would not only encourage our students and teachers, but would help the entire race. He seemed interested, but did not make a promise to go to Tuskegee, for the reason that his plans about going to Atlanta were not then fully made; but he asked me to call the matter to his attention a few weeks later.
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定位：Excerpt 319 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
华盛顿惊叹麦金莱总统每天要见那么多形形色色、各有诉求的人，做那么多繁重的工作，却还能对每位访客保持平静、耐心和精神饱满。见面时总统先感谢塔斯基吉为国家所做的贡献，华盛顿随后简要说明来意，强调国家元首来访不仅能鼓舞师生，也会帮助整个黑人族群。总统显得有兴趣，但因为去亚特兰大的行程还没定，没有当场答应，只让他过几周再来提醒。这里的经验是：提请求要讲清对对方和公众的价值，对方暂时不能答复时，要留下再联系的余地，而不是逼着当场表态。
上下文
出自《超越奴役》，记华盛顿第一次进白宫面见麦金莱总统、邀请其访问塔斯基吉的经过。
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你向别人提请求时，有没有说清这件事对对方的价值，并给对方留出考虑的余地？
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