Benjamin Franklin
本杰明-富蘭克林
Benjamin Franklin was an adventurous scientist.
本杰明-富蘭克林是個具有冒險精神的科學家。
One stormy night, Benjamin and his son went outside and flew a kite to catch electricity.
一個暴風雨的夜晚,本杰明和他的兒子走到外面,通過放風箏來捕捉電流。
They attached a metal piece on the top of the kite and a metal key at the end of the string.
他們把金屬片固定在風箏頂端并在風箏線的末端系上一把金屬鑰匙。
After lightning struck the kite, Benjamin touched the key.
閃電擊中風箏后,本杰明碰了碰鑰匙。

It gave him a small electric shock.
他受到了輕微的電擊。
Fortunately, he didn't hurt himself.
所幸他沒有受傷。
But it was a really dangerous experiment.
但這是個非常危險的實驗。
Later, he invented a lightning rod.
后來,他發明了避雷針。
It is a iron stick on roofs of houses or buildings.
它是安裝在房屋或建筑物屋頂上的鐵桿。
It protects the houses and the buildings from lightning damage.
它保護房屋和建筑物避免雷電的損害。