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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 69
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
During these two weeks I was taught a lesson which I shall never forget. Miss Mackie was a member of one of the oldest and most cultured families of the North, and yet for two weeks she worked by my side cleaning windows, dusting rooms, putting beds in order, and what not. She felt that things would not be in condition for the opening of school unless every window-pane was perfectly clean, and she took the greatest satisfaction in helping to clean them herself. The work which I have described she did every year that I was at Hampton.
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定位：Excerpt 69 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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这两周里，我上了一堂终生难忘的课。麦基小姐出身北方最古老、最有教养的家庭之一，却整整两周在我身边一起擦窗户、掸灰尘、铺床叠被。她认为除非每块窗玻璃都一尘不染，否则学校没法开学，而且她亲手参与清洁，乐在其中。我在汉普顿的每一年，她都做这样的工作。这让我明白：真正的教养不是远离体力劳动，而是把小事做到极致，并亲自带头。地位高的人肯弯腰做脏活，比任何说教都更能教会人尊重劳动。
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布克·T·华盛顿在自传《超越奴役》中回忆自己在汉普顿学院求学的经历，当时他靠半工半读完成学业。
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你身边有没有一件“小事”，你愿意亲自带头做到极致，而不是只动嘴指挥？
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