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布克·T·华盛顿:力争上游·摘录 39
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
After hearing of the Hampton Institute, I continued to work for a few months longer in the coal-mine. While at work there, I heard of a vacant position in the household of General Lewis Ruffner, the owner of the salt-furnace and coal-mine. Mrs. Viola Ruffner, the wife of General Ruffner, was a “Yankee” woman from Vermont. Mrs. Ruffner had a reputation all through the vicinity for being very strict with her servants, and especially with the boys who tried to serve her. Few of them remained with her more than two or three weeks. They all left with the same excuse: she was too strict. I decided, however, that I would rather try Mrs. Ruffner’s house than remain in the coal-mine, and so my mother applied to her for the vacant position. I was hired at a salary of $5 per month.
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定位:Excerpt 39 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
听说汉普顿学院后,我又在煤矿干了几个月。期间得知鲁夫纳将军家有个空缺,他拥有盐炉和煤矿。他妻子维奥拉是从佛蒙特来的北方人,以对仆人严格出名,尤其对男孩,很少有人待超过两三周,都嫌她太严。但我决定宁可试试她家也不愿留在煤矿,于是母亲替我申请,我被雇了,月薪五美元。
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布克·T·华盛顿在自传《超越奴役》中回忆少年时听说汉普顿学院,为攒钱上学而离开煤矿去当佣人。
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为了一个长远目标,你愿意暂时接受一份别人都嫌苛刻的工作吗?
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