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EDISON THE MAN
愛迪生這個人
Thomas A. Edison was about five feet, nine inches tall.
愛迪生身高大約五英尺九英寸。
His features were large, his head well-shaped and covered with a mop of hair that usually fell down over his forehead.
他的特征明顯，腦袋呈圓形，長著通常搭在額頭上的頭發。
His eyes were light gray. His expression was happy and calm.
他的眼睛是淺灰色的。他的表情快樂而平靜。
One of the workers in the crew at Menlo Park described him as follows:
門洛帕克中的一名工作人員對他的描述如下：
“I like best to think of Edison in the old laboratory on the Jersey sand.
“我印象最深的是澤西島沙子上舊實驗室里的愛迪生。
It was at Menlo Park that through his genius the telephone spoke out loud and clear; that the first electric rail-way swung in curves around the lot;
在門洛帕克，他利用其天才讓電話的性能更好；第一條電力火車蜿蜒行駛；
that the phonograph sang with a human voice; that the electric lamp threw its steady beam across the world.
留聲機發出人類的歌聲；電燈向世界投射出穩定的光束。
在記憶中，我看到愛迪生的黑色頭發雜亂地搭在額頭上，
a careless leg thrown across the arm of his chair, around him the noisy gang of his ‘boys’—
一條腿漫不經心地搭在椅子扶手上，周圍是他的團隊人員，
Edison either sunk deep in thought or looking up at some bit of fun, with his rare and hearty laughter that came upon us like a clap of applause.”
愛迪生要么陷入沉思，要么帶著樂趣仰視，他難得的笑聲像掌聲一樣。”
Edison led a very busy life, and accomplished great things, but he never rushed.
愛迪生過著非常忙碌的生活，成就了偉大的事情，但他從不著急。
He believed in making speed by not wasting time.
他相信，不浪費時間就可以提高速度。
He never ordered his crew to hurry, but let them stop by the way to joke and make merry.
他從不命令工作人員急于行動，而是允許他們停下來開玩笑和尋開心。
He had one of the finest qualities in the world — that of patience.
他具有世界上最好的素質之一：耐心。
