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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 84
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
It then occurred to him that there might be some defect in the materials for the enamel—perhaps something wanting in the flux; so he set to work to pound and compound fresh materials for a new experiment. Thus two or three more weeks passed. But how to buy more pots?—for those which he had made with his own hands for the purposes of the first experiment were by long baking irretrievably spoilt for the purposes of a second. His money was now all spent; but he could borrow. His character was still good, though his wife and the neighbours thought him foolishly wasting his means in futile experiments. Nevertheless he succeeded. He borrowed sufficient from a friend to enable him to buy more fuel and more pots, and he was again ready for a further experiment. The pots were covered with the new compound, placed in the furnace, and the fire was again lit.
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定位：Excerpt 84 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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他想到可能是釉料本身有缺陷，也许缺少某种助熔剂，于是动手重新研磨、调配新材料，准备再试一次。就这样又过了两三个星期。可买新坩埚的钱从哪来？第一次实验用的那些亲手做的坩埚，经过长时间高温烧制，已经彻底损坏，没法再用。他的钱花光了，但还能借。尽管妻子和邻居都觉得他傻，把家底浪费在没用的实验上，他的信誉还在。他还是成功了：向朋友借了足够的钱，买了更多燃料和坩埚，再次准备实验。新涂料涂在坩埚上，放进炉子，火又点了起来。
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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助》讲述法国陶工帕利西为发明白釉耗尽家财、屡败屡试的故事。
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