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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 73
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
At the close of the hotel season I returned to my former home in Malden, and was elected to teach the coloured school at that place. This was the beginning of one of the happiest periods of my life. I now felt that I had the opportunity to help the people of my home town to a higher life. I felt from the first that mere book education was not all that the young people of that town needed. I began my work at eight o’clock in the morning, and, as a rule, it did not end until ten o’clock at night. In addition to the usual routine of teaching, I taught the pupils to comb their hair, and to keep their hands and faces clean, as well as their clothing. I gave special attention to teaching them the proper use of the tooth-brush and the bath. In all my teaching I have watched carefully the influence of the tooth-brush, and I am convinced that there are few single agencies of civilization that are more far-reaching.
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定位：Excerpt 73 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
旅馆季结束后，我回到马尔登老家，被选去教那里的黑人学校。这是我一生中最快乐的时期之一。我觉得终于有机会帮家乡人过上更好的生活。但我一开始就认为，光教书本知识不够。我早上八点开始工作，通常到晚上十点才结束。除了日常教学，我还教学生梳头、保持手脸和衣服干净，特别教他们正确使用牙刷和洗澡。我仔细观察过牙刷的影响，深信文明的手段里，很少有比它影响更深远的。因为自尊和体面，往往从这些日常小事开始。
上下文
华盛顿毕业后回到西弗吉尼亚州马尔登的家乡任教，这是他第一次独立办学，也是他教育理念的起点。
今日一问
如果你想帮一个人变好，除了教他知识，你还能从哪件日常小事入手？
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