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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 239

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

Mr. Simpson was an ignorant, good-natured fellow, fond of sporting large amounts of jewelry; was very social with Englishmen; always bragging of our “glorious country”; and was particularly given to boasting that he was once poor and now he was rich. Whenever he met Americans he was delighted, and insisted on the privilege of “standing treats” to all around, familiarly slapping on the back, and treating as an old chum, any American gentleman, however refined, whom he might come in contact with.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 239 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

辛普森先生是个无知但脾气好的人,喜欢戴大堆珠宝招摇,对英国人特别热络,总吹嘘美国是“光荣的国家”,尤其爱炫耀自己从前穷、现在富。他一遇到美国人就高兴,非要请所有人喝酒,还熟络地拍人家后背,不管对方多么有教养,都当成老哥们儿对待。巴纳姆的观察是:这种过度热情和炫耀,表面是慷慨,实则是不自信和缺乏分寸。社交中,尊重别人的边界比强行套近乎更能赢得尊重。

上下文

巴纳姆在回忆录中刻画暴富后的辛普森先生,讽刺其粗俗的社交方式。

今日一问

你在社交中是否也曾用过度热情或炫耀来掩饰不安?如何更得体地尊重他人边界?

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