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爱德华·博克：爱德华·博克自传·补录 40
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
One evening he called, after the close of business, upon General and Mrs. Grant, whom he had met before, and who had expressed a desire to see his collection. It can readily be imagined what a red-letter day it made in the boy's life to have General Grant say: "It might be better for us all to go down to dinner first and see the collection afterward." Edward had purposely killed time between five and seven o'clock, thinking that the general's dinner-hour, like his own, was at six. He had allowed an hour for the general to eat his dinner, only to find that he was still to begin it. The boy could hardly believe his ears, and unable to find his voice, he failed to apologize for his modest suit or his general after-business appearance.
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定位：Additional excerpt 40 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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一天傍晚，下班后他去拜访格兰特将军夫妇，之前见过面，他们表示想看看他的收藏。可以想象，格兰特将军说“我们不妨先下楼吃饭，然后再看收藏”时，这对男孩来说是多么值得纪念的一天。爱德华特意在五点到七点之间消磨时间，以为将军的晚餐时间和自己一样是六点。他留出一个小时让将军吃饭，结果发现将军还没开始吃。男孩几乎不敢相信自己的耳朵，紧张得说不出话，也没能为自己朴素的衣着或下班后的样子道歉。
上下文
博克回忆一次拜访格兰特将军的尴尬经历，展现了他少年时的天真和紧张。
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当你遇到意想不到的礼遇时，如何克服紧张，得体应对？
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