chater2 態度決定命運 attitude ard ue (第1/5頁)
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有恆心才能走向成功TheRewardofPersistence
奧裏森·馬登
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CyrusW。FieldhadretiredfrombusinesswithalargefortunewhenhebecameossessedwiththeideathatbymeansofacablelaiduonthebottomoftheAtlanticOcean，telegrahiccommunicationcouldbeestablishedbetweenEuroeandAmerica。Helungedintotheundertakingwithalltheforceofhisbeing。Thereliminaryworkincludedtheconstructionofatelegrahlineonethousandmileslong，fromNewYorktoSt。Johns，Newfoundland。ThroughfourhundredmilesofalmostunbrokenforesttheyhadtobuildaroadaswellasatelegrahlineacrossNewfoundland。AnotherstretchofonehundredandfortymilesacrosstheislandofCaeBretoninvolvedagreatdealoflabor，asdidthelayingofacableacrosstheSt。Lawrence。
ByhardworkhesecuredaidforhiscomanyfromtheBritishgovernment，butinCongressheencounteredsuchbitteroositionfromaowerfullobbythathismeasureonlyhadamajorityofoneintheSenate。
Onthesecondtrial，whentwohundredmilesatsea，theelectriccurrentwassuddenlylost，andmenacedthedecksnervouslyandsadly，asifintheresenceofdeath。JustasMr。Fieldwasabouttogivetheordertocutthecable，thecurrentreturnedasquicklyandmysteriouslyasithaddisaeared。
Thefollowingnight，whentheshiwasmovingbutfourmilesanhourandthecablerunningoutattherateofsixmiles，thebrakeswerealiedtoosuddenlyjustasthesteamergaveaheavylurch，breakingthecable。
Fieldwasnotthemantogiveu。Sevenhundredmilesmoreofcableswereordered，andamanofgreatskillwassettoworktodeviseabettermachineforayingoutthelongline。Beforethevesselswerethreemilesaart，thecable，arted。Againitwassliced，butwhentheshiswereeightymilesaart，thecurrentwaslost。Athirdtimethecablewasslicedandabouttwohundredmilesaidout，whenitartedsometwentyfeetfromtheAgamemnon，andthevesselsreturnedtothecoastofIreland。
Directorsweredisheartened，theublicsketical，caitalistswereshy，andbutfortheindomitableenergyandersuasivenessofMr。Fieldwhoworkeddayandnightalmostwithoutfoodorslee，thewholerojectwouldhavebeenabandoned。
Finallyathirdattemtwasmade，withsuchsuccessthatthewholecablewaslaidwithoutabreak，andseveralmessageswereflashedthroughnearlysevenhundredleaguesofocean，whensuddenlythecurrentceased。
