6 Revolution

Chapter 6 Revolution The Franklins moved into a London apartment. Ben showed Billy places he had known in his days as a young printer. Besides helping his father, Billy studied law in London. He became friends with rich young English people. Soon Billy seemed more English than American. Ben was pleased. England ruled the colonies. Ben hoped that one day Billy would serve in the English government.

富兰克林一家搬进了伦敦的一套公寓。 本指给比利看他年轻时当印刷工时熟悉的地方。 除了帮助父亲，比利还在伦敦学习法律。 他和富有的英国年轻人成了朋友。 很快比利看起来更像英国人而不是美国人。 本很高兴。英国统治着殖民地。 本希望有一天比利能在英国政府工作。

Ben needed three years to complete his mission. In 1760, the British government agreed that Pennsylvania deserved help. The Penns had to pay more money for the French and Indian War. But the Franklins did not go home yet. Ben enjoyed the attention he was getting as America's greatest scientist and inventor. Billy was about to get an important job.

本花了三年时间来完成他的任务。 1760年，英国政府同意宾夕法尼亚应该得到帮助。 宾夕法尼亚人不得不为法印战争支付更多的钱。 但是富兰克林一家还没有回家。 本很享受他作为美国最伟大的科学家和发明家所受到的关注。 比利即将得到一份重要的工作。

In August 1762, the king of England named William Franklin royal governor of New Jersey. Soon after being named to run New Jersey for the king, William was married. His wife was named Elizabeth Downes; he had met her at a party. The newlyweds sailed to America. They settled in Burlington, New Jersey. Ben returned to his wife and daughter. Only fifteen miles separated Philadelphia and Burlington. Ben and his son saw each other often. For two years, Ben spent a lot of time on post

1762年8月，英国国王任命威廉·富兰克林为新泽西总督。 在被任命为国王管理新泽西后不久，威廉就结婚了。 他的妻子名叫伊丽莎白·唐斯；他是在一次聚会上认识她的。 这对新婚夫妇乘船去了美国。 他们在新泽西州的伯灵顿定居下来。 本回到妻子和女儿身边。 费城和伯灵顿之间只有15英里。 本和他儿子经常见面。 两年来，本花了很多时间在邮局

office business. But there was new trouble with the Penns. The colonists wanted Pennsylvania to be taken away from the Penns. They wanted their colony placed under the king's direct rule. In late 1764, Benjamin was sent back to England to make this happen. He had been in England for a few weeks when a more serious problem arose. England had won the French and Indian War, but the war had been costly. England needed money. To help raise funds, England passed the Stamp Act in early 1765. The new law taxed Americans on newspapers and other paper goods.

办公室业务。但是宾大队又有了新的麻烦。 殖民者想把宾夕法尼亚从宾夕法尼亚人手中夺走。 他们想把他们的殖民地置于国王的直接统治之下。 1764年末，本雅明被派回英国去实现这一目标。 他到英国才几个星期，一个更严重的问题就出现了。 英国赢得了法国和印第安人的战争，但这场战争代价高昂。 英国需要钱。为了筹集资金，英国在1765年初通过了《印花税法案》。 这项新法律向美国人征收报纸和其他纸制品的税。

THE STAMP ACT TO HELP PAY ITS DEBTS, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT CREATED A TAX IN THE FORM OF A STAMP. THIS TAX STAMP WAS REQUIRED ON ALL PUBLICATIONS AND LEGAL PAPERS THROUGHOUT THE COLONIES.

《印花税法案》为了帮助偿还债务，英国政府以印花税的形式开征了一种税。 在殖民地的所有出版物和法律文件上都必须加盖这个印花税章。

English people asked the famous American his opinion about the new tax. Franklin opposed it,

英国人问这位著名的美国人对新税的看法。 富兰克林反对，