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THOMAS ALVA EDISON: LIGHT'S GOLDEN JUBILEE By Edith A. Heal
托馬斯·阿爾瓦·愛迪生：電燈的五十周年紀(jì)念 伊迪斯 A. 赫勒
Wizards and other workers of magic are supposed to have lived only in times of long ago,
一些巫師和其他神奇的工作者應(yīng)該只在很久以前生活過，
but here in our own country there lived a man, Thomas Edison, who was called The Wizard.
但在我們的國家，有一個(gè)名叫托馬斯·愛迪生的人，他被稱為“巫師”。
And indeed, he was a magic worker.
他的確是一名神奇的工作者。
The wizards of olden times worked their magic by rubbing lamps, waving wands, or some other trick,
古代的巫師通過摩擦燈具、揮動(dòng)魔杖或一些其他技巧來發(fā)揮他們的魔力，
but Thomas Edison produced his wonders by long hours of hard, clear thinking and patient, careful work.
但愛迪生通過長(zhǎng)期艱苦、清晰的思考和耐心細(xì)致的工作創(chuàng)造了他的奇跡。
The whole world has been made happier and more comfortable by his magic.
他的魔力使整個(gè)世界變得更加快樂和舒適。
THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF 1929
1929年的五十周年紀(jì)念
The story of our country has been told by its postage stamps.
郵票講述了我們國家的故事。
Whenever an event of great importance happens, the government issues a stamp in honor of it.
每當(dāng)發(fā)生一件非常重要的事件時(shí)，政府就會(huì)發(fā)行一張郵票來紀(jì)念此事。
In 1929, a new two cent stamp appeared. At once stamp collectors all over the world pasted this stamp in their albums.
1929年，一枚新的兩分郵票出現(xiàn)了。世界各地的郵票收藏家馬上將這張郵票放入他們的集郵冊(cè)。
It stood for one of the most wonderful events in history, the invention of the electric light.
該郵票代表了歷史上最精彩的事件之一：電燈的發(fā)明。
Edison's First Lamp: Electric Light's Golden Jubilee, 1879-1929, the printing on the stamp read,
郵票上印著這些字：“愛迪生的第一盞燈：電燈五十周年紀(jì)念，1879-1929”，
and on it was pictured a single bulb shedding rays like the sun.
郵票上面畫著一個(gè)燈泡，像太陽一樣閃耀著光芒。
The Golden Jubilee was remembered in other ways besides that of the special stamp issue.
除了發(fā)行這枚專門的郵票外，還有其他方式紀(jì)念這個(gè)日子。
On Monday, October 21, 1929, a world-wide celebration was held,
1929年10月21日星期一舉行了一場(chǎng)世界范圍的慶祝活動(dòng)，
because a half century before—on that very date—a lamp, as magic as Aladdin's, was given to the world by Thomas Alva Edison.
因?yàn)樵诖酥皠偤冒雮€(gè)世紀(jì)時(shí)，托馬斯·阿爾瓦·愛迪生給予世界一盞像阿拉丁一樣神奇的燈。
Everywhere showy displays of electric lights made known the Golden Jubilee.
無處不在的電燈展示讓五十周年紀(jì)念變得知名。
Men of far-away Argentina, China, Peru, Porto Rico, and all European nations took part in the celebration.
遠(yuǎn)在阿根廷、中國、秘魯、波多黎各和所有歐洲國家的人參加了慶祝活動(dòng)。
Every newspaper carried long articles on its front page.
每份報(bào)紙都在頭版刊登了長(zhǎng)篇文章。
Some told of Mr. Edison; others gave the story of the marvelous lamp.
有的講述愛迪生的事跡，有的講述奇妙電燈的故事。
One showed in pictures the history of light, from the simple torch, stone lamp, metal lamp, oil lamp, and candle,
一份報(bào)紙用圖片展示了光的歷史，從簡(jiǎn)單的火炬、石頭燈、金屬燈、油燈、蠟燭，
up through kerosene and gas to the remarkable light
到使用煤油和天然氣的燈，再到偉大的發(fā)明家愛迪生制作的不同尋常的電燈，
that the great inventor had made with a glass bulb and a piece of cotton sewing-thread.
愛迪生的電燈用一個(gè)玻璃球和一段棉線制成。
