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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 309
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
We were at Baltimore on the Sabbath, and my daughter, accompanying a friend, who resided in the city, to church, took a seat with her in the choir, and joined in the singing. A number of the congregation, who had seen Caroline with me the day previous, and supposed her to be Jenny Lind, were yet laboring under the same mistake, and it was soon whispered through the church that Jenny Lind was in the choir! The excitement was worked to its highest pitch when my daughter rose as one of the musical group. Every ear was on the alert to catch the first notes of her voice, and when she sang, glances of satisfaction passed through the assembly. Caroline, quite unconscious of the attention she attracted, continued to sing to the end of the hymn. Not a note was lost upon the ears of the attentive congregation. “What an exquisite singer!” “Heavenly sounds!” “I never heard the like!” and similar expressions were whispered through the church.
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定位:Additional excerpt 309 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
误会能制造期待,但期待落空时,失望也会加倍。巴纳姆的女儿卡罗琳在教堂唱诗班唱歌,因为前一天有人看见她和巴纳姆在一起,会众误以为她就是著名歌手珍妮·林德。消息传开,整个教堂兴奋不已,每个人都竖起耳朵想听“珍妮·林德”的歌声。卡罗琳毫不知情,唱完了赞美诗,会众却纷纷赞叹“多么美妙的歌手”“天籁之音”。这个故事提醒我们:人们常常先入为主,把想象投射到眼前的人身上。要避免这种偏差,就要在传播信息前核实事实,不要因为期待而夸大所见。
上下文
这是巴纳姆自传《奋斗与胜利》中的轶事,讲述他带女儿卡罗琳随行时,因误会引发的教堂趣事。
今日一问
你是否也曾因为先入为主的期待,而误判了某个人或某件事?
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