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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 55
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
During this time his wife was kept in almost as great anxiety as himself, for she well knew of his trials and difficulties while he was striving to perfect his invention. Many years after they had been successfully overcome, the conversation which took place one eventful evening was vividly remembered. “Well,” said the anxious wife, “will it work?” “No,” was the sad answer; “I have had to take it all to pieces again.” Though he could still speak hopefully and cheerfully, his poor wife could restrain her feelings no longer, but sat down and cried bitterly. She had, however, only a few more weeks to wait, for success long laboured for and richly deserved, came at last, and a proud and happy man was John Heathcoat when he brought home the first narrow strip of bobbin-net made by his machine, and placed it in the hands of his wife.
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定位：Excerpt 55 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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那段时间他妻子几乎和他一样煎熬，因为她清楚他反复试验的难处。成功多年后，他们还记得某个关键夜晚的对话：妻子问“能转吗？”他难过地说“不行，又全拆了重装。”他还能乐观地说话，妻子却忍不住坐下大哭。可只再等了几周，长期苦熬、理应得到的成功终于来了。赫斯考特把机器织出的第一窄条网眼蕾丝带回家，交到妻子手里，那一刻他既自豪又幸福。核心是：发明成功前，家人跟着承受焦虑；坚持到最后一刻，才等来结果。
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《自助》中赫斯考特发明织网机时的家庭场景，反映工业革命中发明者及其家人的长期压力。
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你正在坚持的事，是否也让身边人跟着焦虑？你怎样让他们看到进展和希望？
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