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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 600
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
“This little Indian, ladies and gentlemen, is Yellow Bear, chief of the Kiowas. He has killed, no doubt, scores of white persons, and he is probably the meanest, black-hearted rascal that lives in the far West.” Here I patted him on the head, and he, supposing I was sounding his praises, would smile, fawn upon me, and stroke my arm, while I continued: “If the blood-thirsty little villain understood what I was saying, he would kill me in a moment; but as he thinks I am complimenting him, I can safely state the truth to you, that he is a lying, thieving, treacherous, murderous monster. He has tortured to death poor, unprotected women, murdered their husbands, brained their helpless little ones; and he would gladly do the same to you or to me, if he thought he could escape punishment. This is but a faint description of the character of Yellow Bear.” Here I gave him another patronizing pat on the head, and he, with a pleasant smile, bowed to the audience, as much as to say that my words were quite true, and that he thanked me very much for the high encomiums I had so generously heaped upon him.
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定位：Additional excerpt 600 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
巴纳姆在舞台上向观众介绍黄熊，说他杀过许多白人，是西部最黑心的恶棍。他一边拍黄熊的头，一边继续揭底：如果这恶棍听得懂，会立刻杀了我；但他以为我在夸他，所以我才能安全地说出真相——他是个撒谎、偷窃、背信弃义的杀人魔，折磨过无助的妇女，杀害她们的丈夫，砸碎婴儿的头。黄熊听不懂，反而微笑、讨好、抚摸巴纳姆的手臂，还向观众鞠躬，好像感谢这些“赞美”。巴纳姆利用语言隔阂，既说了真话，又让表演者配合，制造出荒诞的喜剧效果。
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巴纳姆在舞台上向观众介绍印第安酋长黄熊，利用对方不懂英语制造反差。
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