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The Golden Jubilee in 1929 not only brought back these pictures of the past for Mr. Edison;
1929年的五十周年紀念不僅展示了愛迪生過去的照片，
throughout the world it awakened new interest in the great inventor.
還在全世界喚醒了對這位偉大發明家的新興趣。
How had he become so great a genius?
他是如何變成如此偉大的天才？
It all began far back in the days when a thoughtful child asked many, many questions.
這一切都始于很久以前一個喜歡思考的孩子問了很多很多問題。
Edison’s early surroundings would have aroused the interest and curiosity of any boy in the world.
愛迪生早年的生活環境引起世界上任何男孩的興趣和好奇。
There were the busy wharves of Milan, Ohio — the busy shipping port where he was born.
俄亥俄州米蘭的繁忙碼頭是一個業務很多的運輸港口，愛迪生就出生在這里。
A canal connected the city with the Huron River and thus with great Lake Erie.
一條運河將城市與休倫河連接起來，因此這座城市也與偉大的伊利湖相連。
From his house on the bluff the little boy watched and listened—
小愛迪生從他的房子里觀察并聆聽，
hearing the singing of the deck-hands, their laughter, and the loud commands of the captains.
他聽到了甲板上人們的歌聲、他們的笑聲，以及船長的大聲命令。
Soon he was old enough to go down into the ship-yards.
不久，他就足夠大了，可以進入碼頭。
How often he must have heard the cry, “Out of the way, boy,”
他一定經常聽到叫喊聲：“男孩，走開。”
as he stood watching the cargoes of grain being loaded.
當時他站著看到船只裝載谷物。
Every day six hundred ox-drawn wagons came in from the surrounding countryside.
每天都有六百輛牛車的貨物從周圍的鄉村運到這里。
The air was filled with bustling sounds—
環境里充滿熙熙攘攘的聲音：
the thud of hoofs, the grinding of wagon wheels, and the din from the warehouses along the river.
蹄聲、車輪聲，以及岸邊倉庫里的喧鬧。
Young Edison played near the water’s edge where the graceful sailing boats were anchored.
小愛迪生在水邊玩耍，旁邊停泊著優雅的帆船。
He was always under the feet of the workers, searching for tools and examining the ropes and bales.
他總是在工人們的腿間穿梭，尋找工具，檢查繩子和包。
And all the time he was asking questions— questions.
他一直問各種問題。
The canal men and lumbermen answered him until they became impatient.
運河工人和木材工人回答他的問題，然后被問題弄得不耐煩。
Hurrying him off, they would shrug their shoulders and say to each other that
工人們讓愛迪生離開，他們聳聳肩對彼此說，
a boy who asked as many questions as little A1 Edison did must be stupid.
像小愛迪生這樣問很多問題的男孩肯定是傻瓜。
How wrong they were!
他們大錯特錯！
At that very moment the boy was thinking over the answers they had given him.
當時愛迪生正在思考工人們給出的回答。
