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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 570
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Presently they arrived in front of the platform on which were exhibited the various living human curiosities and monstrosities. The tall giant woman made her best bow; the fat boy waddled out and kissed his hand; the “negro turning white” showed his ivory and his spots; the dwarfs kicked up their heels, and like the clown in the ring, cried “here we are again”; the living skeleton stalked out, reminding the Prince, perhaps, of the wish of Sidney Smith in a hot day that he could lay off his flesh and sit in his bones; the Albino family went through their performances; the “What is it?” grinned; the Infant Drummer-boy beat a tattoo; and the Aztec children were shown and described as specimens of a remarkable and ancient race in Mexico and Central America. The Prince and his suite seemed pleased, and Greenwood was duly delighted. He was, however, quite overwhelmed with the responsibility of his position, especially whenever the Prince addressed him, and leading the way to the wax figure hall he called attention to the figures of the Siamese Twins and the Quaker Giant and his wife.
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定位：Additional excerpt 570 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
不一会儿，他们来到一个平台前，上面展示着各种活人奇观和畸形秀。高个子女巨人优雅地鞠躬；胖男孩摇摇摆摆地走出来，飞吻致意；“由黑变白”的黑人展示他的白牙和斑点；侏儒们踢着脚跟，像马戏团小丑一样喊“我们又来了”；活骷髅大步走出来，让亲王想起西德尼·史密斯在热天希望卸下肉体坐在骨头里的愿望；白化病家族表演了节目；“它是什么？”咧嘴一笑；婴儿鼓手敲起鼓点；阿兹特克儿童被展示并描述为墨西哥和中美洲一个古老奇异种族的标本。亲王和随从似乎很高兴，格林伍德也相应地欣喜。然而，每当亲王对他说话时，他都对自己肩负的责任感到不知所措，他带路来到蜡像馆，让人注意暹罗双胞胎和贵格会巨人和他的妻子的雕像。
上下文
这段描写了威尔士亲王参观博物馆时看到的各种奇人异士表演，反映了19世纪美国博物馆的娱乐风格。
今日一问
在今天，我们应如何看待历史上对“畸形秀”的消费？是娱乐还是剥削？
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