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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 589
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Of this whole enterprise, I confess I was very proud that I had originated it and brought it to such successful conclusion. It was a very great sensation, and it added thousands of dollars to my treasury. The whales, however, soon died--their sudden and immense popularity was too much for them--and I then despatched agents to the coast of Labrador, and not many weeks thereafter I had two more live whales disporting themselves in my monster aquarium. Certain envious people started the report that my whales were only porpoises, but this petty malice was turned to good account, for Professor Agassiz, of Harvard University, came to see them, and gave me a certificate that they were genuine white whales, and this indorsement I published far and wide.
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白话
巴纳姆很自豪自己发起并做成了这件事，它引起巨大轰动，也赚了数千美元。但鲸鱼很快死了，因为突然太受欢迎、折腾过度。他马上派人去拉布拉多海岸，几周后又弄来两头活鲸放进大水池。有人嫉妒，说他的鲸只是海豚，他干脆请哈佛教授阿加西来看，拿到“确是白鲸”的证明，并到处宣传。这里有两层：一是成功会带来损耗，要准备替补；二是面对质疑，用权威证据反击，比争吵有用。
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