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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 84
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
The temptations to enter political life were so alluring that I came very near yielding to them at one time, but I was kept from doing so by the feeling that I would be helping in a more substantial way by assisting in the laying of the foundation of the race through a generous education of the hand, head, and heart. I saw coloured men who were members of the state legislatures, and county officers, who, in some cases, could not read or write, and whose morals were as weak as their education. Not long ago, when passing through the streets of a certain city in the South, I heard some brick-masons calling out, from the top of a two-story brick building on which they were working, for the “Governor” to “hurry up and bring up some more bricks.” Several times I heard the command, “Hurry up, Governor!” “Hurry up, Governor!” My curiosity was aroused to such an extent that I made inquiry as to who the “Governor” was, and soon found that he was a coloured man who at one time had held the position of Lieutenant-Governor of his state.
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定位：Excerpt 84 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
华盛顿一度差点被政治生活诱惑，但最终没去，因为他觉得通过教育——手、脑、心——为种族打基础，贡献更实在。他见过一些黑人州议员和县官，有的连读写都不会，道德也差。有次他听到砖瓦匠在二楼喊“州长，快递砖！”原来那位“州长”曾是副州长。这故事说明，没有真本事，头衔只是笑话。他的核心意思是，先练好手艺和品格，再谈政治地位。
上下文
华盛顿在自传中回忆自己拒绝从政的经过，用“州长递砖”的轶事讽刺那些没有实际能力的黑人官员。
今日一问
如果明天你得到一个头衔，但实际能力还配不上，你会先补能力还是先享受头衔？
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