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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 162
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
It happened that one day, whilst passing through the crooked streets of old Boston, he overheard some sailors talking to each other of a wreck which had just taken place off the Bahamas; that of a Spanish ship, supposed to have much money on board. His adventurous spirit was at once kindled, and getting together a likely crew without loss of time, he set sail for the Bahamas. The wreck being well in-shore, he easily found it, and succeeded in recovering a great deal of its cargo, but very little money; and the result was, that he barely defrayed his expenses. His success had been such, however, as to stimulate his enterprising spirit; and when he was told of another and far more richly laden vessel which had been wrecked near Port de la Plata more than half a century before, he forthwith formed the resolution of raising the wreck, or at all events of fishing up the treasure.
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定位：Excerpt 162 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
核心是：一次偶然听到的沉船消息，点燃了菲普斯的冒险心，他立刻行动，但第一次打捞只勉强回本。他在波士顿街头听水手说巴哈马海域有一艘西班牙沉船，据说船上载着很多钱。他马上凑齐一队人马出海，因为沉船离岸近，很快找到并捞回大量货物，但钱很少，结果刚够开销。然而这次成功反而刺激了他的进取心；当听说半个多世纪前有一艘载货更丰富的船在普拉塔港附近沉没时，他当即决定：要么把船捞起来，要么至少把财宝捞上来。这说明机会常来自偶然信息，但能否抓住，取决于听到后是否立刻组织行动，以及是否把一次小胜当作下一次更大尝试的跳板。
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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助》中的故事，讲17世纪英国船长菲普斯从木匠成长为爵士的经历。
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你最近听到的哪个“偶然消息”，其实值得你立刻做一次小规模尝试？
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