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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 232
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
In less than an hour we were set down at the outer walls of Kenilworth Castle, which Scott has greatly aided to immortalize in his celebrated novel of that name. This once noble and magnificent castle is now a stupendous ruin, which has been so often described that I think it unnecessary to say anything about it here. We spent half an hour in examining the interesting ruins, and then proceeded by post-chaise to Coventry, a distance of six or eight miles. Here we remained four hours, during which time we visited St. Mary’s Hall, which has attracted the notice of many antiquaries. We also took our own “peep” at the effigy of the celebrated “Peeping Tom,” after which we visited an exhibition called the “Happy Family,” consisting of about two hundred birds and animals of opposite natures and propensities, all living in harmony together in one cage. This exhibition was so remarkable that I bought it and hired the proprietor to accompany it to New York, and it became an attractive feature in my Museum.
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定位：Additional excerpt 232 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
巴纳姆一行很快到了凯尼尔沃思城堡遗址，这座城堡因司各特的小说而闻名。他们花半小时参观废墟，然后乘驿车到考文垂，停留四小时，参观了圣玛丽大厅和“偷窥汤姆”雕像，还看了一个叫“快乐家庭”的展览：约两百只习性相反的鸟兽同笼和谐相处。巴纳姆觉得这展览很特别，就买下它，并雇原主人带到纽约，成为博物馆的亮点。核心是：发现独特卖点就果断行动。看到有潜力的东西，别只赞叹，要评估能否为己所用。
上下文
巴纳姆在英国旅行时记录见闻。他善于发现商机，把看似普通的展览变成赚钱项目。
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你最近是否遇到过让你眼前一亮的小创意，却只是看看就过去了？
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