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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 125

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

But the _Knickerbocker_ spoke kindly of me, and refrained from all allusions to “the Cataract of Niagara, with real water.” Some months after, Clark came in breathless one day, and asked me if I had the club with which Captain Cook was killed? As I had a lot of Indian war clubs in the collection of aboriginal curiosities, and owing Clark something on the old Niagara Falls account, I told him I had the veritable club with documents which placed its identity beyond question, and I showed him the warlike weapon.

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定位:Additional excerpt 125 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

尽管巴纳姆担心假瀑布被写进报道,但克拉克的杂志还是友好地没提这事。几个月后,克拉克跑来问巴纳姆有没有杀死库克船长的棍子。巴纳姆有一堆印第安战棍,又觉得欠克拉克一个人情,就顺水推舟说他有那根真棍子,还有文件证明,并拿给克拉克看。这展示了巴纳姆如何利用人情和模糊事实来满足对方,也提醒我们:用半真半假的东西还人情,短期可能过关,长期却可能损害信任。

上下文

巴纳姆在自传中回忆,他因假瀑布一事觉得欠编辑克拉克人情,于是用一根印第安战棍冒充库克船长的遗物。库克是18世纪英国航海家。

今日一问

你曾为了还人情而夸大或模糊事实吗?后果如何?

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