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在一个多雨的午后,一位老妇人走进费城的一家百货公司,大多数的柜台人员都不理她。有一位年轻人走过来问她是否能为她做些什么。当她回答说只是在避雨时,这位年轻人没有向她推销任何东西,虽然如此,这位销售人员并没有离去,转身拿给她一把椅子。雨停之后,这位老妇人向这位年轻人说了声谢谢,并向他要了一张名片。几个月之后,这家店东收到了一封信,信中要求派这位年轻人前往苏格兰收取装潢一整座城堡的订单!这封信就是这位老妇人写的,而她正是美国钢铁大王卡内基的母亲。当这位年轻人收拾行李准备
On a rainy afternoon, an elderly woman walks into a Philadelphia department store and most counter staff ignore her. A young man came up and asked if she could do anything for her. When she answered that it was just sheltering from rain, the young man did not sell anything to her, though the salesman did not leave and turned to get her a chair. After the rain stopped, the old woman said thanks to the young man and asked him for a business card. A few months later, the shop owner received a letter asking for the young man to go to Scotland to receive an order to decorate an entire castle! The letter was written by the old woman, and she is American steel king Carnegie’s mother. When the young man packs up for the pack