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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 385
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
This was too much, and we all indulged in a burst of laughter; still the ticket-seller suspected nothing. After I had left the shop, the barber told him who I was. I called into the ticket-office on business several times during the day, but the poor ticket-seller kept his face turned from me, and appeared so chap-fallen that I did not pretend to recognize him as the hero of the joke in the barber’s shop.
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定位:Additional excerpt 385 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
售票员在理发店大谈对巴纳姆的看法,却不知道眼前刮胡子的人就是巴纳姆本人,直到巴纳姆离开后理发师才告诉他。巴纳姆后来去售票处办事,售票员一直别过脸,羞愧得不敢相认。巴纳姆也没有点破,假装不认识他。巴纳姆的做法是:当别人因为误会而尴尬时,主动给对方留台阶,不戳破、不追究。这背后的取舍是:维护别人的面子,比证明自己正确更重要,尤其当对方已经知错时。可执行的做法是:遇到别人因误会而难堪,装作没发生,或者私下轻轻带过,别当众让他下不来台。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中讲述售票员在理发店议论他,事后羞愧难当,巴纳姆选择不点破。
今日一问
你有没有遇到过别人背后议论你、事后又很尴尬的情况?你当时是怎么给对方留台阶的?
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