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When they hear the name Ben Franklin, many folks think of the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress and things like that.
聽到本杰明-富蘭克林這個(gè)名字時(shí)，很多人首先會(huì)想到《獨(dú)立宣言》，大陸會(huì)議等事件。
Not as many people remember that Franklin was an inventor . . . and a good one, too! He also did some pioneering work in physics.
而很少有人記得富蘭克林還是一位發(fā)明家，一名十分優(yōu)秀的發(fā)明家！他還曾在物理領(lǐng)域做過(guò)一些開創(chuàng)性的工作。
Sure, sure, you say. You think I’m about to tell that old story about flying a kite in a thunderstorm.
你連稱“是是是”，或許你覺(jué)得我會(huì)重復(fù)老掉牙的“電閃雷鳴放風(fēng)箏”的故事。
I can see you reaching for the knob on your radio. But wait!
我能感覺(jué)到你的手正伸向電臺(tái)準(zhǔn)備換頻道。不妨等一等！
Forget about the kite and think fur instead. Franklin took some fur and rubbed it across a rubber rod.
別提放風(fēng)箏了，思考一下皮毛。富蘭克林拿著一些皮毛與一根橡膠棒進(jìn)行摩擦。
He had suspended the rod by a thin string. Then he tried it with a glass rod. Then he used silk instead of fur. What was he up to?
他用一根細(xì)繩將橡膠棒懸掛起來(lái)。接著他用把一根玻璃棒也懸掛起來(lái)。然后他用絲巾代替了皮毛進(jìn)行摩擦。他意欲何為？
He was experimenting with electric charge. The glass rod rubbed with silk repelled another glass rod rubbed with silk.
他正在進(jìn)行電荷實(shí)驗(yàn)。絲巾摩擦過(guò)的玻璃棒相互排斥，
The rubber rod rubbed with fur attracted the glass rod.
而皮毛摩擦過(guò)的橡膠棒卻與玻璃棒相互吸引。
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