博炮作文网

博炮作文网>世界上最伟大推销员 > 第17章 致加西亚的信 1(第1页)

第17章 致加西亚的信 1(第1页)

MessagetoGarcia

阿尔伯特·哈伯德

ElbertHubbard

阿尔伯特·哈伯德(1856—1915),美国著名出版家和作家。《菲士利人》、《兄弟》杂志的总编辑,罗伊科罗斯特出版社创始人。1899年,阿尔伯特·哈伯德创作了《致加西亚的信》,在《菲士利人》杂志上发表后,引起了全世界的强烈轰动,这本小册子在世界各地广为流传,全球销量超过8亿册,成为有史以来世界上最畅销的读物之一,列入全球最畅销图书排行榜第六名。

AceintheHole

Understandthesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle。

1。erihelionn。近日点

2。oilskinn。油布(雨衣),防水布(衣)

3。stiffenv。(使)变硬;(使)强硬

4。vertebraen。椎骨

5。slishodadj。马虎的,随便的,草率的

6。imbecilityn。愚笨;低能,弱智,愚蠢行为

7。ingratituden。忘恩负义

InallthisCubanbusinessthereisonemanstandsoutonthehorizonofmymemorylikeMarsaterihelion。

WhenwarbrokeoutbetweenSainandtheUnitedStates,itwasverynecessarytocommunicatequicklywiththeleaderoftheInsurgents。GarciawassomewhereinthemountainfastnessesofCuba—nooneknewwhere。Nomailortelegrahmessagecouldreachhim。ThePresidentmustsecurehisco-coeration,andquickly。Whattodo?

SomesaidtothePresident,“There’safellowbythenameofRowanwhowillfindGarciaforyou,ifanybodycan。”

RowanwassentforandgivenalettertobedeliveredtoGarcia。Howthe“fellowbythenameofRowan”tooktheletter,sealedituinanoilskinouch,straeditoverhisheart,infourdayslandedbynightoffthecoastofCubafromanoenboat,disaearedintothejungle,andinthreeweekscameoutontheothersideoftheIsland,havingtraversedahostilecountryonfootanddeliveredhislettertoGarcia—arethingsIhavenosecialdesirenowtotellindetail。TheointthatIwishtomakeisthis:McKinleygaveRowanalettertobedeliveredtoGarcia;Rowantooktheletteranddidnotask,“Whereisheat?”

BytheEternal!Thereisamanwhoseformshouldbecastindeathlessbronzeandthestatuelacedineverycollegeoftheland。Itisnotbook-learningyoungmenneed,norinstructionaboutthisandthat,butastiffeningofthevertebraewhichwillcausethemtobeloyaltoatrust,toactromtly,concentratetheirenergies:dothething—“CarryamessagetoGarcia”。

GeneralGarciaisdeadnow,butthereareotherGarcias。Nomanwhohasendeavoredtocarryoutanenterrisewheremanyhandswereneeded,buthasbeenwell-nighaalledattimesbytheimbecilityoftheaverageman—theinabilityorunwillingnesstoconcentrateonathinganddoit。

Slishodassistance,foolishinattention,dowdyindifference,andhalf-heartedworkseemtherule;andnomansucceeds,unlessbyhookorcrookorthreatheforcesorbribesothermentoassisthim;ormayha,GodinHisgoodnesserformsamiracle,andsendshimanAngelofLightforanassistant。

Wehaverecentlybeenhearingmuchmaudlinsymathyexressedforthe“downtroddendenizensofthesweat-sho”andthe“homelesswanderersearchingforhonestemloyment”,andwithitalloftengomanyhardwordsforthemeninower。

Nothingissaidabouttheemloyerwhogrowsoldbeforehistimeinavainattemttogetfrowsyne’er-do-wellstodointelligentwork;andhislong,atientstrivingafter“hel”thatdoesnothingbutloafwhenhisbackisturned。

Ineverystoreandfactorythereisaconstantweeding-outrocessgoingon。Theemloyerisconstantlysendingaway“hel”thathaveshowntheirincaacitytofurthertheinterestsofthebusiness,andothersarebeingtakenon。Nomatterhowgoodtimesare,thissortingcontinuesonly,iftimesarehardandworkisscarce,thesortingisdonefiner—butoutandforeverouttheincometentandunworthygo。Itisthesurvivalofthefittest。Self-interestromtseveryemloyertokeethebest—thosewhocancarryamessagetoGarcia。

Iknowonemanofreallybrilliantartswhohasnottheabilitytomanageabusinessofhisown,andyetwhoisabsolutelyworthlesstoanyoneelse,becausehecarrieswithhimconstantlytheinsanesusicionthathisemloyerisoressing,orintendingtooresshim。Hecannotgiveorders,andhewillnotreceivethem。ShouldamessagebegivenhimtotaketoGarcia,hisanswerwouldrobablybe,“Takeityourself!”Ofcourse,Iknowthatonesomorallydeformedisnolesstobeitiedthanahysicalcrile;butinourityingletusdroatear,too,forthemenwhoarestrivingtocarryonagreatenterrise,whoseworkinghoursarenotlimitedbythewhistle,andwhosehairisfastturningwhitethroughthestruggletoholdinlinedowdyindifference,slishodimbecility,andtheheartlessingratitudewhich,butfortheirenterrise,wouldbebothhungryandhomeless。

已完结热门小说推荐

最新标签