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1、今晚.Tonight.爱迪生认为他有当时最有创意的头脑Edisonthoughthewasthebestinventivebrainaround.他自学成才非常好胜痴迷专注.Hewasself-taught,verycompetitive,maniacallyfocused.他是个颇有争议的人物Buthewasacolorfulcharacter.脚踏实地有幽默感Downtoearth,hehadasenseofhumor.爱迪生一手创造了发明家的形象Edisonsingle-handedlycreatedtheimageofaninventor.爱迪生今晚的美国印象节目Edison/toni

2、ghtonAmericanExperience.起飞计时开始1.ift-ofttheclockisrunning.我们在这里有大量伤亡Wehavemasscasualtiesuphere.我们去过的地方我们在哪里我们要去哪里美国印象美国印象的赞助资金由ExclusivecorporatefundingforAmericanExperience以下机构提供isprovidedby：也可以通过以下方式Experienceisalsomadepossibleby:您可以向PBS电视台捐款AndbycontributionstoyourPBSstationfrom:对你的喜爱谢谢你(发动机喷射)(en

3、ginesputtering)爱迪生1922年10月中旬一个摄制组来到Inmid-October,1922,afilmcrewarrived新泽西州小镇西橙inthesmalltownofWestOrange,NewJersey,拍摄世界上最负盛名的一个人tospendsometimewithoneofthemostfamousmenintheworld:惊人多产的美国发明家爱迪生thephenomenallyprolificAmericaninventorThomasEdison.数天时间里Overthecourseofafewdays,摄影机捕获镜头伟人在工作thecamerascaptu

4、redthegreatmanatwork,与员工聊天chattingwithemployees在实验室进行实验andconductingexperimentsinhislab,监督工厂包装材料测试overseeingtestsofpackingmaterialsinhisfactories并赶超他最知名设备上的最新进展andcatchinguponthelatestadvancesinthedeviceforwhichhewasbestknown.爱迪生发明的东西ThethingsthatEdisoninvented在我们社会中无所不在aresoomnipresentinoursociety.

5、触及数以百万计的人们Theyvetouchedthelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeople并完全改变了他们andtotallychangedthem.我们生活在一个爱迪生发明的世界WeliveinaworldthatEdisoninvented.电灯录音电影Incandescentlight,soundrecording,motionpictures.这些和其它大量发明Fortheseandscoresofotherinventions,使爱迪生恰当地赢得“时代发明家”的声誉EdisonhadjustlyearnedacclaimastheInventorofth

6、eAge.这是第一盏电灯的复♥制♥品Thisisareplicaofthefirstlamp.但机器无法解释他从发明家到偶像的转变Butnomeremachinecouldaccountforhismetamorphosisfrominventortoicon.(汽笛)(whistlingloudly)(隆隆声)(chugging)我们认为今天变化非常非常快Wethinkwearemovingveryfveryfasttoday.我告诉你爱迪生时代曼哈顿那些人1.etmetellyou,allthosefolksinManhattanasThomasEdisonis

7、walkingthestreets认为身体承受不了当时快速变化的震荡thoughttheirbodiescouldntstandtheshockofhowfasttheyweremoving.处在美国快速进入现代世界的起点PoisedatthestartinglineofAmericasrushintothemodernworld,爱迪生成为旗手Edisonbecameitsstandardbearer.喂喂Hello,he11o,hello!他的时代他自我推销的精明诀窍Theimpactofhisnativegeniusmadeinfinitelymorepowerful他的极度求胜欲byh

8、istiming,hiscannyknackforself-promotion让他的天才无限强大andhiscompulsiveneedtowin.爱迪生非常好胜Edisonwasverycompetitive.越多的人在寻找答案Themorepeoplewhotriedtofindtheanswer,他就越会被它诱惑themoretemptingitwasforhimtotakeiton.他极度关注维持控制Hewasmaniacallyfocusedonmaintainingcontrol.爱迪生的驱动力最终Intheend,theintensityofEdisonsdrive证明既是祝福又

9、是诅咒provedbothblessingandcurse,赔终身朋友的忠诚costinghimtheallegianceofalifelongfriend赔了他创建企业的控制权andcontroloftheindustrytowhichhedgivenlife,即使它也保证了他的不朽evenasitguaranteedhimakindofimmortality.有其他伟大的发明家Therewereothergreatinventors.还有爱迪生ThentherewasEdison.他知道发明不只是有个想法Heunderstoodthatinventingisnotjusthavingani

10、dea,他使“爱迪生”成为不可忽视的名字andsohemadeEdisonanametobereckonedwith.(鸟鸣)(birdscawing)1876年晚冬Inthelatewinterof1876,新泽西州门洛帕克市散居的市民thescatteredresidentsofMenloPark,NewJersey,看着一个奇怪的新建筑eyedacuriousnewbuilding从火车站边山丘修起来justupthehillfromthetrainstation.很容易被误认是所学校Itcouldeasilyhavebeenmistakenforaschool或贵格会会堂oraQuak

11、ermeetinghouse.事实上这是实验室一个5000平方英尺的设施Infact,itwasalaboratory,a5,000-square-footfacility完全致力于孕育一个人的想法entirelydedicatedtonurturingtheideasofoneman,一个崭露头角的企业家anup-and-comingentrepreneur名字叫托马斯阿尔瓦爱迪生bythenameofThomasAlvaEdison.没有国内私人实验室设施如此精良Noprivatelaboratoryinthecountrywassowellequipped.从装满各种化学和有机材料的罐子

12、FromtheapothecaryjarsfilledwithallmannerOfchemicalsandorganicmaterials到科学仪器和工具tothescientificinstrumentsandshoptools,爱迪生拥有可能需要的一切东西Edisonhadeverythinghecouldpossiblyneed使自然界向他的意志屈服tomakethenaturalworldbendtohiswill.他有这种需要不同资源1.ISAGITELHehadthiskeensense去完成发明的敏锐感觉thatheneededdifferentkindsOfresources

13、inordertoinvent,所以门洛帕克成为一个白板SoMenloParkerbecameawhiteboard,产生的发明点子全部出自于他andalltheinventionideashecameupwithcamefromhim历史上成功的发明家Successfulinventorsinhistory,大都是试图完成一项任务werelargelypeopletryingtoaccomplishatask.他们有日常工作Theyhadadayjobeffectively,而发明是额外途径andinventionwasawayoffurtheringthat.爱迪生决定发明是他的H常工作E

14、disondecidedthatinventionwashisdayjob.29岁时爱迪生是个有雄心的人At29,Edisonhadtheaudaciousambition白手起家并具备实力来证明ofamanwhodcomefromnothingandwhohadeverythingtoprove.(胶片卷轴点击)(filmreelclicking)(音乐播放)(musicplaying)他是个典型的美国故事HiswasaclassicAmericanstory,出身卑微惊人成名aspectacularrisefromhumblebeginnings很快会被一遍遍地讲述thatsoonwoul

15、dbetoldandretoldandtoldagain.生于1847年在密歇根休伦港长大Bornin1847andraisedinPortHUron,Michigan,那里靠近一个小国的边缘neartheedgeofasmallcountry当时IE处成为大国的边缘thenonthevergeofbecominggreat,从小托马斯爱迪生就充满勇气和激♥情♥ThomasEdisonwasallpluckandinitiativefromthestart.照他的说法Byhisownaccount,他好奇到恶作剧的地步hewascurioustothepointofmischief.他曾经长时间坐在邻居家的鹅蛋上Heoncespenthourssittingonaneighborsgooseeggs试图孵化它们inaneff