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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 649

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

“Wretch!” exclaimed the proud lady, casting the woman’s hand away; “Don’t call me sister, I have nothing in common with such low brutes as you.” And the great lady doubtless thought she was formed of finer clay than this suffering mendicant; but when a few days afterwards she was brought to a sick bed by the small-pox, contracted by touching the hand of that poor wretch, she felt the evidence that they belonged to the same great family, and were subject to the same pains and diseases.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 649 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

一位骄傲的女士甩开乞丐女人的手,骂她“贱人”,说“别叫我姐妹,我和你这样低贱的畜生没有共同之处”。这位贵妇想必认为自己是用更精细的泥土捏成的;但几天后,她因碰了那可怜女人的手而感染天花,病倒在床,这才体会到她们同属一个大家庭,承受同样的痛苦和疾病。故事说明,无论地位高低,人在疾病和苦难面前是平等的。

上下文

巴纳姆自传中引用的一个轶事,用以讽刺阶级偏见和种族歧视的荒谬。

今日一问

我们是否也曾因身份或外表轻视他人,却忘了彼此共享同样的人性脆弱?

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