本杰明·富兰克林

在美国历史上，本杰明·富兰克林不仅是一位科学家、发明家和作家，同时也是美国革命的领导者。

In American history , Benjamin Franklin was a scientist , inventor and writer as well as a leader of the American Revolution .

1752年，本杰明·富兰克林将一把钥匙系在风筝上，在暴风雨中放飞，从而发现了闪电是一种电流。

In 1752 , Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite and flew it in a storm to find out that lightening was a form of electricity .

本杰明·富兰克林的父亲把他送去当印刷商的徒弟。

Beniamin franklin 's father apprenticed him to a printer .

美国开国元勋之一本杰明·富兰克林不仅仅发明了避雷针。

Ben Franklin , one of America 's founding fathers , didn 't just invent the lightning rod .

据称，本杰明·富兰克林也有一台风扇椅，但是这种设备似乎在大众市场上不太吃香。

Benjamin Franklin reportedly owned one as well , but the device seems to have had limited mass-market appeal .

毕竟，火鸡是北美本土的物种，本杰明·富兰克林（BenjaminFranklin）认为它与翻找腐肉的白头鹰相比，是一种“远更值得尊重的鸟”。

The turkey is , after all , the native North American animal that Benjamin Franklin considered " a much more respectable bird " than the scavenging bald eagle .

首先，它必须是美国历史上一位成就非凡的人，如美国前总统乔治·华盛顿（GeorgeWashington）、亚伯拉罕·林肯（AbrahamLincoln）、安德鲁·杰克逊（AndrewJackson）或者开国元勋本杰明·富兰克林（BenjaminFranklin）和亚历山大·汉密尔顿（AlexanderHamilton）。

First , it helps to be a titan of American history , like former presidents George Washington , Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson , or founding fathers Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton .

她举了本杰明·富兰克林（BenjaminFranklin）的例子：不能上哈佛学院让少年富兰克林非常沮丧，于是他就借用笔名“无名好汉”（SilenceDogood）给《新英格兰报》（TheNew-EnglandCourant）写了一封信，对这所学校大加讽刺。

She cited Benjamin Franklin , who as a teenager was frustrated that he could not attend Harvard College and lampooned it instead in one of his letters to The New-England Courant under the pseudonym Silence Dogood .

我们读过一篇叙述本杰明·富兰克林生平的真实纪事。

We read a historical account of Benjamin Franklin 's life .

选择朋友要慎重，改换朋友更要慎重。&本杰明·富兰克林。

Be slow in choosing a friend ; slower in changing .

本杰明·富兰克林1706年出生于马萨诸塞州的波士顿。

Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 in Boston , Massachusetts .

1785年，继本杰明·富兰克林之后，杰斐逊担任了驻法外交部长。

Jefferson succeeded Benjamin Franklin as minister to France in 1785 .

我知道本杰明·富兰克林绝不会想过这种可能性。

I know that Benjamin Franklin would never have considered that possibility .

我们上方的墙上挂着一幅本杰明·富兰克林的画像。

On the wall above us , hung a portrait of Benjamin Franklin .

本杰明·富兰克林通过倒着摩擦猫产生了电。

Benjamin Franklin produced electricity by rubbing cats backwards .

这个年轻人使自己的生活仿效本杰明·富兰克林的。

The youth patterned his life on Benjamin Franklin 's.

问题18.为什么本杰明·富兰克林在暴雨中放风筝？

Questions 18 . Why did Benjamin Franklin fly a kite in the storm ?

人们在为他人服务时，他们是最满足的（本杰明·富兰克林）。

When men are employed , they are best contented ( Benjamin Franklin ) .

扮相不错啊，是本杰明·富兰克林吗？

Nice costume . Ben Franklin , right ?

而是这位先生，本杰明·富兰克林，

but of this guy , Benjamin Franklin ,

所以回到我们的朋友，本杰明·富兰克林，

So back to our friend Ben Franklin ,

本杰明·富兰克林，美国政治家和科学家

Benjamin Franklin , American statesman and scientist

也许正如本杰明·富兰克林说的：

Perhaps Benjamin Franklin said it best :

他是亚伯拉罕·林肯、亚历山大·汉密尔顿、本杰明·富兰克林还是托马斯·杰斐逊？

Is it Abraham Lincoln , Alexander Hamilton , Benjamin Franklin , or Thomas Jefferson ?

这时出现了本杰明·富兰克林，

Well , along comes Benjamin Franklin ,

本杰明·富兰克林来到法国之时法国人早已久仰他的大名

When Benjamin Franklin arrived in France ,

比如，本杰明·富兰克林曾用风筝证明闪电是电。

For instance , Benjamin Franklin used the kite to prove that lightning is electricity .

本杰明·富兰克林我知道没有药物能够消除你们所提到的那种疯狂的自然倾向；

I know of no Medicine fit to diminish the violent natural inclination you mention ;

能够跟随本杰明·富兰克林的脚步，

to follow in Ben Franklin 's footsteps

本杰明·富兰克林在研究水流的时候是第一个发现漂流瓶的用法的。

Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents .