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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 41
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
By walking, begging rides both in wagons and in the cars, in some way, after a number of days, I reached the city of Richmond, Virginia, about eighty-two miles from Hampton. When I reached there, tired, hungry, and dirty, it was late in the night. I had never been in a large city, and this rather added to my misery. When I reached Richmond, I was completely out of money. I had not a single acquaintance in the place, and, being unused to city ways, I did not know where to go. I applied at several places for lodging, but they all wanted money, and that was what I did not have. Knowing nothing else better to do, I walked the streets. In doing this I passed by many food-stands where fried chicken and half-moon apple pies were piled high and made to present a most tempting appearance. At that time it seemed to me that I would have promised all that I expected to possess in the future to have gotten hold of one of those chicken legs or one of those pies. But I could not get either of these, nor anything else to eat.
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定位：Excerpt 41 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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我步行、搭便车、坐货车和火车，几天后到了离汉普顿约八十二英里的弗吉尼亚州里士满。到时又累又饿又脏，已是深夜。我从没来过大城市，这更让我难受。到里士满时我身无分文，谁也不认识，不懂城市规矩，不知去哪。找了几处住宿都要钱，我没有。只好在街上走，经过许多食品摊，炸鸡和半月苹果派堆得高高的，很诱人。那时我觉得，若能拿到一只鸡腿或一个派，我愿许下未来拥有的一切。但我什么也吃不到。
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布克·T·华盛顿在自传中回忆1872年独自前往汉普顿学院途中，夜宿里士满街头、身无分文的窘境。
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