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<p>分享一个知识点：</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="confused">confused</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="treats">treats</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> “<span word="treats">treats</span>” <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="mistreats">mistreats</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="later">later</span>). <span word="He">He</span> “<span word="spins">spins</span>” <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yarn">yarn</span>”, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winding">winding</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> “<span word="yarn">yarn</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strand">strand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thread">thread</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winding">winding</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="spun">spun</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spinning">spinning</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, “<span word="spinning">spinning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yarn">yarn</span>” <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tale">tale</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winding">winding</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sailors">sailors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="seafaring">seafaring</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="relate">relate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span> <span word="Crusoe">Crusoe</span>, <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exaggerate">exaggerate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="adventures">adventures</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="spinning">spinning</span> <span word="yarns">yarns</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="fabricated">fabricated</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="true">true</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stray">stray</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>”, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="advisor">advisor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PR">PR</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="treat">treat</span>” <span word="information">information</span> (<span word="to">to</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="propaganda">propaganda</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>), <span word="much">much</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> “<span word="treats">treats</span>” <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>. <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="doctored">doctored</span> <span word="photo">photo</span>”, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="edited">edited</span>. <span word="Similarly">Similarly</span>, <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="purge">purge</span> <span word="unfavorable">unfavorable</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p>
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