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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 79

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

They wanted no money, but if we would give them some tickets to our show they thought they might do something for us. I gladly consented and in fifteen minutes we crossed that bridge. The cunning rascals had seen our posters and knew we were coming; so they had taken up the planks of the bridge and had hidden them till they had levied upon us for tickets, when the floor was re-laid in a quarter of an hour. We laughed heartily at the trick and were very glad to cross so cheaply.

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定位:Additional excerpt 79 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

巴纳姆一行过桥时发现桥板被拆了,当地人不要钱,只想要几张演出票,说可以帮他们做点什么。巴纳姆欣然同意,十五分钟后桥就重新铺好,他们顺利过桥。原来这些狡猾的家伙看过海报,知道他们要来,就拆下桥板藏起来,直到用票“勒索”成功,才在十五分钟内把桥面重新铺好。巴纳姆大笑,觉得这花招有趣,也很高兴能这么便宜地过桥。核心是:面对地方上的小刁难,不必硬碰硬,用对方想要的东西交换,往往成本更低、效果更好。

上下文

巴纳姆自传中记录巡回演出途中过桥时被当地人“敲竹杠”的趣事。

今日一问

遇到别人用巧妙方式向你索要好处时,你能像他一样用交换思维化解,而不是生气对抗吗?

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