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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 42
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
My work pleased the captain so well that he told me if I desired I could continue working for a small amount per day. This I was very glad to do. I continued working on this vessel for a number of days. After buying food with the small wages I received there was not much left to add on the amount I must get to pay my way to Hampton. In order to economize in every way possible, so as to be sure to reach Hampton in a reasonable time, I continued to sleep under the same sidewalk that gave me shelter the first night I was in Richmond. Many years after that the coloured citizens of Richmond very kindly tendered me a reception at which there must have been two thousand people present. This reception was held not far from the spot where I slept the first night I spent in the city, and I must confess that my mind was more upon the sidewalk that first gave me shelter than upon the recognition, agreeable and cordial as it was.
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定位：Excerpt 42 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
船长对我的工作很满意，说如果愿意可以继续干，每天给点小钱。我很乐意。我在船上干了几天，用微薄工资买食物后，剩不下多少添补去汉普顿的路费。为了尽量省钱、确保能及时到汉普顿，我继续睡在初到里士满那晚给我遮风的人行道下。多年后，里士满的黑人市民热情接待我，到场约两千人。接待会离我第一晚睡的地方不远，我得承认，当时我更多想到的是那条人行道，而不是这份认可。
上下文
布克·T·华盛顿在自传中讲述他打工攒路费、露宿街头的经历，以及多年后故地重游的感慨。
今日一问
当你取得成就后，还会记得最初帮助过你的那条“人行道”吗？
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