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布克·T·华盛顿:力争上游·摘录 64

布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导

Toward the end of the first month, I went to a place a considerable distance from my home, to try to find employment. I did not succeed, and it was night before I got started on my return. When I had gotten within a mile or so of my home I was so completely tired out that I could not walk any farther, and I went into an old, abandoned house to spend the remainder of the night. About three o’clock in the morning my brother John found me asleep in this house, and broke to me, as gently as he could, the sad news that our dear mother had died during the night.

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定位:Excerpt 64 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

快满一个月时,我跑到很远的地方找工作,没找到,天黑才往回走。离家一英里左右实在走不动,就钻进一间废弃老屋过夜。凌晨三点,哥哥约翰找到睡着的我,尽量温和地告诉我:母亲夜里去世了。这件事提醒人,谋生路上的疲惫和意外常常同时到来;能做的不是自责,而是记住家人可能等不起,平时多留一点陪伴和报平安的时间。

上下文

华盛顿在假期四处求职未果,疲惫中夜宿废屋,哥哥带来母亲去世的消息。

今日一问

你最近一次为了忙事而推迟联系家人,是什么时候?

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