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安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导

These he had, no doubt. He had not often, if ever, heard the breezy talk of a genuine republican and did not understand my inability to conceive of different hereditary ranks. It seemed strange to me that men should deliberately abandon the name given them by their parents, and that name the parents' name. Especially amusing were the new titles which required the old hereditary nobles much effort to refrain from smiling at as they greeted the newly made peer who had perhaps bought his title for ten thousand pounds, more or less, given to the party fund.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17976
定位:Additional excerpt 513 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

卡内基作为共和主义者,对英国贵族头衔感到不解和好笑。他不理解为什么有人要放弃父母给的名字,尤其是一些新封的贵族头衔,可能是花一万英镑捐给政党基金买来的,老贵族见了都忍不住想笑。核心是:世袭等级和买卖头衔在他眼里很荒谬。这反映了他对平等和个人尊严的信念。做法是:不盲目崇拜头衔,看重人的实际贡献。

上下文

卡内基自传中回忆他与英国贵族交往时的观察,体现他美国平民出身的视角。

今日一问

你身边有没有被过度神化的头衔或标签?你如何看穿它们?

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