0 Who Was Ben Franklin

Who Was Ben Franklin? By Dennis Brindell Fradin

本·富兰克林是谁？丹尼斯·布林德尔·弗拉丁著

Who Was Ben Franklin? Benjamin Franklin was a man of many talents. He was a statesman. Perhaps only George Washington did more than Ben Franklin did to free the United States from England. He was a scientist. For one thing, Ben discovered the nature of lightning. He was an inventor. Thanks to him, we have lightning rods and bifocal glasses.

本·富兰克林是谁？本杰明·富兰克林是一个多才多艺的人。 他是一位政治家。也许只有乔治·华盛顿在将美国从英国手中解放出来方面比本·富兰克林做得更多。 他是个科学家。首先，本发现了闪电的本质。 他是个发明家。多亏了他，我们才有了避雷针和双光眼镜。

He was an author. He wrote a famous book about his experiences. And people still use the phrase "Haste makes waste," and other sayings that Ben made popular. Ben did much more in his long life. He began America's first general hospital. He started one of America's first libraries. He helped create the United States Postal Service. Ben did so much that some people claimed he had magical powers. But he was a flesh-and-blood person. In fact, his life was often sad. As a youth he ran away from home because he was beaten. Later, he lived far away from his wife. And a fight over politics came between Ben and

他是个作家。他写了一本关于他的经历的著名的书。 人们仍然在使用“欲速则不达”这句话，以及本使之流行起来的其他谚语。 本在他漫长的一生中做了更多的事情。 他创办了美国第一家综合医院。 他创办了美国最早的图书馆之一。 他帮助创建了美国邮政服务。 本做得太多了，以至于有人说他有魔力。 但他是个有血有肉的人。 事实上，他的生活常常是悲伤的。 他年轻时因为挨打而离家出走。 后来，他和妻子住得很远。 本和

his son. This is the true story of Ben Franklin— statesman, scientist, inventor, author, and human being.

他的儿子。这是本·富兰克林的真实故事，他是一位政治家、科学家、发明家、作家和普通人。