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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:自助论·摘录 67

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导

The great value of the Jacquard loom, however, could not be denied, and its success was only a question of time. Jacquard was urged by some English silk manufacturers to pass over into England and settle there. But notwithstanding the harsh and cruel treatment he had received at the hands of his townspeople, his patriotism was too strong to permit him to accept their offer. The English manufacturers, however, adopted his loom. Then it was, and only then, that Lyons, threatened to be beaten out of the field, adopted it with eagerness; and before long the Jacquard machine was employed in nearly all kinds of weaving. The result proved that the fears of the workpeople had been entirely unfounded. Instead of diminishing employment, the Jacquard loom increased it at least tenfold. The number of persons occupied in the manufacture of figured goods in Lyons, was stated by M. Leon Faucher to have been 60,000 in 1833; and that number has since been considerably increased.

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定位:Excerpt 67 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

然而,雅卡尔织机的巨大价值无法否认,它的成功只是时间问题。一些英国丝绸制造商敦促雅卡尔渡海到英国定居。但是,尽管他受到同乡的苛刻和残酷对待,他的爱国心太强,不允许他接受他们的提议。然而,英国制造商采用了他的织机。那时,也只有那时,里昂面临被淘汰的威胁,才急切地采用了它;不久,雅卡尔机器几乎用于所有类型的织造。结果证明,工人们的恐惧完全没有根据。雅卡尔织机没有减少就业,反而至少增加了十倍。据莱昂·福歇先生称,1833年里昂从事花式商品制造的人数有6万;此后这个数字大幅增加。

上下文

斯迈尔斯继续讲述雅卡尔织机最终被接受的过程,以及它如何反而促进了就业,驳斥了工人最初的恐惧。

今日一问

我们是否常常因为恐惧新技术而抵制它,但结果却可能带来更多机会?

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