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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 593

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

Commodore Nutt enjoyed the joke very much. He would sometimes half admit the deception, simply to add to the bewilderment of the doubting portion of my visitors. After he had been in the Museum a few weeks, I took the Commodore to Bridgeport to spend a couple of days by way of relaxation. Many of the citizens of Bridgeport, who had known Tom Thumb from his birth, would salute the Commodore as the General Tom Thumb. The little fellow would return these salutes, for he delighted in keeping up the illusion.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 593 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

巴纳姆利用侏儒康莫多·纳特与汤姆拇指的相似性制造噱头,纳特有时故意半承认欺骗以增加观众的困惑。带纳特去布里奇波特时,认识汤姆拇指的市民向他打招呼,纳特也乐于配合,维持错觉。这显示了巴纳姆善于利用观众的好奇和怀疑心理,甚至让当事人参与表演,增强娱乐效果。

上下文

巴纳姆博物馆展出侏儒康莫多·纳特,因他与著名的汤姆拇指相似,引发观众猜测。

今日一问

你是否曾利用人们的怀疑心理来制造话题?

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