8 Lasting Impact

Chapter 8 Lasting Impact George was never interested in personal glory, but his work with peanuts made him famous. In 1921, he took a train to Washington, DC, to talk to Congress about the peanut industry. George was supposed to give a ten-minute talk. But when his ten minutes were up, the politicians gave him another ten minutes. And when those ten minutes were up, they told him to talk for as long as he needed! George pulled samples out of a box to show different ways peanuts could be used: in milk, breakfast foods, oils, and more. Texas congressman John N. Garner, who later became vice president of the United States, called it "a most wonderful exhibition." Congress passed a law that helped the peanut industry. After that, George wrote newspaper and magazine articles about the peanut industry, and he advised companies that produced peanuts.

乔治对个人荣誉从不感兴趣，但他的花生工作使他出名。 1921年，他乘火车前往华盛顿特区，与国会讨论花生产业。 乔治本来要做十分钟的演讲。 但当他的十分钟结束时，政客们又给了他十分钟。 当这十分钟结束时，他们告诉他，想说多久就说多久！乔治从一个盒子里拿出一些样品，展示花生的不同用途：牛奶、早餐食品、油等等。 后来成为美国副总统的德克萨斯州国会议员约翰·n·加纳（John N. Garner）称这是“一次最精彩的展览”。 国会通过了一项帮助花生产业的法律。 在那之后，乔治为报纸和杂志撰写关于花生产业的文章，并为生产花生的公司提供建议。

He also continued working at Tuskegee. He no longer taught classes, but focused on his work in the laboratory instead. He came to be known as a "creative chemist"—a scientist who remakes a product, such as peanuts in George's case, for different uses. He received awards from organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He also began working with the United States Department of Agriculture to help identify and prevent plant diseases in the South. Though he discovered hundreds of nonfood uses for the peanut, and many for the sweet potato, too, none of George's products were sold to the public. George's goal was never to get rich, though. He rarely spent the money he did make, unless it was to help a former student who needed a loan. He was known for wearing the same old clothes day after day.

他也继续在塔斯基吉工作。 他不再上课，而是专注于他在实验室的工作。 他后来被称为“创造性化学家”——一个重新制造产品的科学家，比如乔治的花生，用于不同的用途。 他获得了全国有色人种协进会（NAACP）等组织颁发的奖项。 他还开始与美国农业部合作，帮助识别和预防南方的植物疾病。 尽管他发现了花生的数百种非食品用途，甘薯也有许多非食品用途，但乔治的产品都没有向公众出售。 然而，乔治的目标从来都不是致富。 他很少花自己挣来的钱，除非是为了帮助一位需要贷款的前学生。 他以每天穿同样的旧衣服而闻名。

Even after he began receiving awards and honors for his work, George wanted to find ways to help people. He still taught his weekly Bible study class, and he always was willing to help any student in need. He was like a second father to many of them and offered sound words of advice.

即使在他开始因他的工作而获得奖励和荣誉之后，乔治仍然想找到帮助别人的方法。 他仍然教每周的圣经学习课，他总是愿意帮助任何有需要的学生。 他就像他们中的许多人的第二个父亲，并提供了合理的建议。

THE WISDOM OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER "HOW FAR YOU GO IN LIFE DEPENDS ON YOUR BEING TENDER WITH THE YOUNG, COMPASSIONATE WITH THE AGED, SYMPATHETIC WITH THE STRIVING, AND TOLERANT OF THE WEAK AND STRONG. BECAUSE SOMEDAY IN YOUR LIFE YOU WILL HAVE BEEN ALL OF THESE." "WHEN YOU CAN DO THE COMMON THINGS OF LIFE IN AN UNCOMMON WAY, YOU WILL COMMAND THE ATTENTION OF THE WORLD." "START WHERE YOU ARE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE. MAKE SOMETHING OF IT AND NEVER BE SATISFIED." "EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE GOLDEN DOOR OF FREEDOM." "READING ABOUT NATURE IS FINE, BUT IF A PERSON WALKS IN THE WOODS AND LISTENS CAREFULLY, HE CAN

乔治·华盛顿·卡佛的智慧“你的人生能走多远取决于你对年轻人的温柔，对老年人的同情，对奋斗者的同情，对弱者和强者的宽容。” 因为在你生命中的某一天，你会成为所有这些人。” “当你能以不寻常的方式做生活中平凡的事情时，你就会引起全世界的注意。” “从你所拥有的开始。” 要有所作为，永远不要满足。” “教育是打开自由金门的钥匙。” “阅读有关自然的书籍是好的，但如果一个人走在树林里仔细倾听，他就能做到

LEARN MORE THAN WHAT IS IN BOOKS." "NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF THE FAILURES COME FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE HABIT OF MAKING EXCUSES."

要比书本上学到的更多。” “99%的失败来自于那些有找借口习惯的人。”