奋斗与胜利·补录 608 · P.T. 巴纳姆

His visits to the Museum were very frequent, and it was noticeable that new relations were being established between him and Commodore Nutt. The Commodore was not exactly jealous, yet he strutted around like a bantam rooster whenever the General approached Lavinia. One day he and the General got into a friendly scuffle in the dressing-room, and the Commodore threw the General upon his back in “double quick” time. The Commodore is lithe, wiry, and quick in his movements, but the General is naturally slow, and although he was considerably heavier than the Commodore, he soon found that he could not stand before him in a personal encounter. Moreover, the Commodore is naturally quick-tempered, and when excited, he brags about his knowledge of “the manly art of self-defence,” and sometimes talks about pistols and bowie knives, etc. Tom Thumb, on the contrary, is by natural disposition decidedly a man of peace; hence, in this, agreeing with Falstaff as to what constituted the “better part of valor,” he was strongly inclined to keep his distance, if the little Commodore showed any belligerent symptoms.

出处： https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位：Additional excerpt 608 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录

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巴纳姆观察到，他博物馆的常客——人称“将军”的拇指汤姆和“海军准将”纳特——为了拉维尼亚争风吃醋。准将像好斗的公鸡一样，在将军接近拉维尼亚时昂首阔步。一次在更衣室，两人友好扭打，准将迅速把将军摔倒在地。准将灵活敏捷，将军天生动作慢，虽更重却打不过。准将脾气急，兴奋时吹嘘自己懂自卫术，还提手枪和刀；将军性格平和，像莎士比亚笔下的福斯塔夫一样认为保命才是勇敢，所以一见准将有斗意就保持距离。

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这是马戏团老板巴纳姆回忆录中的一段，记录他旗下两位侏儒演员——拇指汤姆将军和海军准将纳特——为女演员拉维尼亚争风吃醋的趣事。

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当你面对一个脾气急、爱逞强的竞争对手时，你会像将军一样保持距离，还是像准将一样炫耀实力？

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"Usually," said Bok, "men, for some reason or other, hold aloof from me on these lecture tours. They stand at a distance and eye me, and I see wonder on their faces rather than a desire to mix."

博克对赖利说：“通常，这些人不知为什么总跟我保持距离。他们站得远远地打量我，我看到的更多是好奇，而不是想跟我打交道。”这反映出他在巡演中感受到的隔阂：人们把他当展品看，而不是当普通人交流。

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