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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 150
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
“Never mind,” I would say, looking at my watch; “I have two minutes more, and meantime, to show that a person in this state is utterly insensible to pain, I propose to cut off one of the fingers of the little girl who is still asleep.” I would then take out my knife and feel of the edge, and when I turned around to the girl whom I left on the chair she had fled behind the scenes to the intense amusement of the greater part of the audience and to the amazement of the mesmerists who were present.
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 150 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
巴纳姆在表演中会看表说:“别急,还有两分钟,为了证明人在这种状态下感觉不到疼痛,我打算切掉这个睡着的小女孩的一根手指。”然后他拿出刀,试了试刀刃,转身朝向女孩坐的椅子,却发现她早已逃到幕后去了。观众大多大笑,在场的催眠师则目瞪口呆。这个桥段巧妙地揭穿了催眠术的虚假:如果真能让人无知觉,为何女孩会害怕?巴纳姆用幽默的方式让观众自己得出结论。
上下文
巴纳姆在假催眠表演中设置“切手指”的玩笑,用来戳穿催眠术的骗局,同时制造喜剧效果。
今日一问
面对看似神奇的现象,你会用怎样的“切手指”式测试来检验真伪?
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