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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 359

爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导

The argument weighed somewhat with the author, however, for he then changed the conversation, and pointed out how he had been robbed by American publishers who had stolen his books. So Bok was once more face to face with the old non-copyright conditions; and although he explained the existence then of a new protective law, the old man was not mollified. He did not take kindly to Bok's suggestion for new work, and closed the talk, extremely difficult to all three, by declaring that his writing days were over.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位:Additional excerpt 359 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

博克的提议让这位作家稍微动心,但对方很快转开话题,数落起美国出版商如何盗他的书。博克又撞上旧版权问题那堵墙;他解释如今已有新的保护法,老人却不为所动,对约新稿也不热心,最后宣布自己写作生涯已经结束,谈话不欢而散,三方都很难堪。这里的教训是:法律变了,人心里的账没变。面对被伤害过的人,光讲新规则不够,得先承认旧账,再谈合作,否则再好的条件也容易被情绪挡回去。

上下文

博克在法国拜访一位著名作家(即大仲马),试图约稿,但对方因作品在美国被盗版而耿耿于怀。

今日一问

你向人解释“现在规则已经改了”时,有没有先认真承认对方过去受的委屈?

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