10 Thomas Edison_ Lighting the Way

THOMAS EDISON Lighting the Way

托马斯·爱迪生点亮道路

Thomas Edison is famous for inventing the light bulb. Only he DIDN'T invent it! Not exactly. Other inventors made light bulbs before Edison was even born. They figured out how to use electricity to light them. But there was a problem.

托马斯·爱迪生因发明电灯泡而闻名。 只不过不是他发明的！不完全是。 在爱迪生出生前，就有其他发明家发明了灯泡。 他们想出了如何用电来照明。 但是有一个问题。

The bulbs would start to glow. Then—POOF!—they'd go out. What good were those?

灯泡开始发光。 趣的!-他们会出去。 那有什么用呢？

Edison wanted to invent a light bulb that stayed lit. Then people could use electricity instead of oil lamps and candles to light their homes.

爱迪生想发明一种能一直亮着的灯泡。 那时人们可以用电来代替油灯和蜡烛来照亮他们的家。

Thomas Edison had been fascinated by electricity since he was a boy. When he was twelve, he read about the telegraph. It was a machine that used electricity to send messages along a wire. Thomas built his own telegraph and one for his friend James. He strung wire between their houses. Tap. Tap. Tap. The telegraphs worked! The boys could send each other secret messages!

托马斯·爱迪生从小就对电着迷。 当他十二岁的时候，他读到了电报。 这是一种利用电力沿着电线传送信息的机器。 托马斯自己造了一台电报机，还为他的朋友詹姆斯造了一台。 他在他们的房子之间架起了铁丝。 水龙头。水龙头。水龙头。电报起作用了！男孩们可以互相传递秘密信息！