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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 84

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

Pentland then joined us, and washing his face and changing his dress, we all went to the relief of Vivalla. He was overjoyed to see us, and when he was released his courage returned; he swore that after his companions left him the Indian had been re-enforced by six more to whom, in default of a gun or other means to defend himself, Vivalla had been compelled to surrender. We pretended to believe his story for a week and then told him the joke, which he refused to credit, and also declined to take the money which Pentland offered to return, as it could not possibly be his since seven Indians had taken his money. We had a great deal of fun over Vivalla’s courage, but the matter made him so cross and surly that we were finally obliged to drop it altogether. From that time forward, however, Vivalla never boasted of his prowess.

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定位:Additional excerpt 84 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

彭特兰随后归队,洗脸换衣,和大家一起去找维瓦拉。维瓦拉见到他们很高兴,被释放后勇气又回来了,他发誓说同伴离开后,那个印第安人又来了六个帮手,他因为没有武器只好投降。大家假装相信了一周,然后告诉他真相,但他拒绝相信,也拒绝收回彭特兰退还的钱,因为他的钱是被七个印第安人抢走的。大家常拿维瓦拉的勇气开玩笑,但他很生气,最后只好不再提。从此他再也不吹嘘自己的勇敢了。核心是:玩笑要适可而止,过度会伤害关系;而吹嘘勇气的人往往经不起考验。

上下文

同上,彭特兰假扮印第安人吓唬维瓦拉之后,大家处理后续的趣事。

今日一问

你是否曾因玩笑过度而伤害他人?如何把握玩笑的分寸?

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