与美国小学生一起学英文第4册 第15期:托马斯-爱迪生

 　　Thomas Edison 托马斯-爱迪生

　　Thomas Edison was a great inventor in history. 托马斯-爱迪生是历史上伟大的发明家。

　　One of his famous inventions was the electronic light bulb. 他著名的发明之一是电灯泡。

　　Thanks to his invention, we can read books easily in the evening. 由于他的发明，我们晚上读书就很容易了。

　　However, he was kicked out from school after he attended for three months. 然而，上了三个月的学后，他就被学校开除了。

　　But he continued his efforts and invented more than 1000 inventions. 但他仍继续进行他的尝试并发明了1000多种发明物。

　　He left a famous saying: Genius is one percent inspiration¹ and ninety-nine percent perspiration². 他留下了一句名言：天才那就是1%的灵感加上99%的汗水。

1 inspiration   

n.灵感，鼓励者，吸气

参考例句：

• These events provided the inspiration for his first novel.这些事件给了他创作第一部小说的灵感。
• What an inspiration she was to all around her!她对于她周围所有的人是一种多么大的鼓舞！

2 perspiration   

n.汗水；出汗

参考例句：

• It is so hot that my clothes are wet with perspiration.天太热了，我的衣服被汗水湿透了。
• The perspiration was running down my back.汗从我背上淌下来。