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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 134
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
"Exactly," said Mr. Beecher. "Your modesty leads you to run away from this young man because he might possibly see you under a single light in dresses that cover your entire bodies, while that same modesty did not prevent you all this evening from sitting beside him, under a myriad of lights, in dresses that exposed nearly half of your bodies. That's what I call a distinction with a difference--with the difference to the credit neither of your intelligence nor of your modesty. There is some modesty in the dresses you have on: there was precious little in what you girls wore this evening. Good night."
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定位:Additional excerpt 134 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
比彻先生说:“正是如此。你们的谦逊让你们在这位年轻人面前躲开,因为他可能只看到你们穿着遮盖全身的衣服在单一灯光下的样子;而同样的谦逊却没有阻止你们整晚坐在他旁边,在无数灯光下,穿着几乎暴露半身的衣服。这就是我所说的有区别的区别——这个区别既不有利于你们的智慧,也不有利于你们的谦逊。你们现在穿的衣服还有点谦逊可言:今晚你们女孩穿的那些,谦逊少得可怜。晚安。”
上下文
比彻先生事后对家中两位年轻女士解释他为何不悦,批评她们在公开场合穿着暴露却在家中对男性访客过度拘谨。
今日一问
我们是否常常在公开场合和私人场合对得体与谦逊采用双重标准?
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