0 Who Was George Washington Carver

Who Was George Washington Carver? Mrs. Baynham looked out at her garden, but she didn't like what she saw. Mrs. Baynham lived in the biggest house in Diamond Grove, Missouri, in the mid-1870s. Inside the house, everything was in order: pretty paintings and nice furniture. But outside, in the garden, her roses weren't blooming. Why not? she wondered. Her friend Susan Carver's roses were blooming. Her roses were big and beautiful—and bright red! Mrs. Carver lived on a nearby farm. Mrs. Baynham went over and asked what her secret was to growing such perfect flowers. "It's our George," Mrs. Carver said. "He's the one who knows about roses."

乔治·华盛顿·卡弗是谁？ 贝纳姆太太朝花园望去，但她不喜欢她所看到的。 19世纪70年代中期，贝纳姆夫人住在密苏里州戴蒙德格罗夫（Diamond Grove）最大的房子里。 在房子里，一切都井然有序：漂亮的画和漂亮的家具。 但在外面的花园里，她的玫瑰却没有开花。 为什么不呢?她想知道。她的朋友苏珊·卡弗的玫瑰正在盛开。 她的玫瑰又大又漂亮，而且是鲜红的！卡弗太太住在附近的一个农场里。 贝纳姆太太走过去，问她种出如此完美花朵的秘诀是什么。 “这是我们的乔治，”卡弗太太说。 “他才是懂得玫瑰的人。”

George was the ten-year-old boy who lived with Mrs. Carver. She was his foster mother. Mrs. Carver had been taking care of George since he was a baby. And George had been taking care of Mrs. Carver's plants and flowers. Actually, George helped out around the farm in many ways. He loved Mrs. Carver as if she were his own mother. He would have done just about anything she asked. But he was especially happy when she asked him to help with her garden. So George went over to Mrs. Baynham's house to take a look at her roses. He knew right away what was wrong. Her roses needed to be moved to a different part of the garden, where they could get more sun. He moved the plants, and soon they were in full bloom!

乔治是那个和卡弗太太住在一起的十岁男孩。 她是他的养母。 从乔治还是个婴儿起，卡弗太太就一直在照顾他。 乔治一直在照料卡弗太太的花草。 事实上，乔治在农场的许多方面都帮了忙。 他爱卡弗太太，就像爱自己的亲生母亲一样。 她让他做什么他就做什么。 但当她请他帮忙打理花园时，他特别高兴。 于是乔治去拜纳姆太太家看了看她的玫瑰花。 他马上就知道出了什么问题。 她的玫瑰需要移到花园的另一个地方，在那里它们可以得到更多的阳光。 他移动了这些植物，很快它们就盛开了！

Word spread quickly. And young George started helping many of Mrs. Carver's friends with their plants and flowers. One week, a neighbor needed help with her lilies. Another week, a friend asked for help with her begonias. George always seemed to know how to fix whatever problem there was. Soon, he became known as "the Plant Doctor." George never lost that helpful spirit, nor his love for plants and the best way to grow them. He was George Washington Carver, and he used his passion for nature to become one of the most famous, and helpful, scientists in the world.

消息迅速传开。小乔治开始帮助卡弗太太的许多朋友种植花草。 一个星期，一位邻居需要我帮她修剪百合花。 又过了一个星期，一位朋友请我帮她种植秋海棠。 乔治似乎总是知道如何解决任何问题。 很快，他就被称为“植物医生”。 乔治从来没有失去这种乐于助人的精神，也没有失去他对植物的热爱以及种植它们的最佳方法。 他就是乔治·华盛顿·卡弗，他用对自然的热爱成为世界上最著名、最乐于助人的科学家之一。