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BenjaminFranklin本杰明·富兰克林本杰明.富兰克林（BenjaminFranklin）(1706-1790)——资本主义精神最完美的代表，十八世纪美国最伟大的科学家和发明家，著名的政治家、外交家、文学家和航海家以及美国独立战争的伟大领袖。Franklin’sservicesasadiplomatinFrancehelpedgreatlyinwiningtheRevolutionarywar.ManyhistoriansconsiderhimtheablestandmostsuccessfuldiplomatthatAmericahaseversentabroad.BenjaminFranklinwasthemostfamousandinfluentialAmericanswhohaveeverlived.Hewasaprinter,author,diplomat(外交家),philosopher,scientist,andagreateststatesman,andhedidthemoattomaketheUnitedStatesafreeandindependentcountry.富兰克林本人对节俭、责任、勤劳与朴素的见解。Apennysavedisapennyearned.省一分，挣一分。Earlytobedandearlytorise,makesamanhealthy,wealthy,andwise.早睡早起，体健、财多、头晴朗。Godhelpsthemthathelpthemselves.自助者天助。Littlestrokesfellgreatoaks.小斧慢砍，巨树可断。富兰克林的名言•1Timemustbethegreatestprodigality.Ididn'tfailthetest,Ijustfound100waystodoitwrong.•2、Silenceisnotalwaysasignofwisdom,butbabblingiseverafolly.•沉默并不是智慧的标志，但唠叨永远是一项蠢行。•3、Loveyourneighbor--butdon'tpulldownyourhedge.•爱你的邻居--但不要拆掉你的篱笆。•4、Contentmakespoormenrich;discontentmakesrichmenpoor.•知足使贫穷的人富有；而贪婪使富足的人贫穷。•5、Theworldisfulloffoolsandfainthearts;andyeteveryonehascourageenoughtobearthemisfortunesandwisdomenoughtomanagetheaffairsofhisneighbor.富兰克林的名言•6.Iftimebeingofthingsthemostprecious,wasting•如果时间是最宝贵的东西那么浪费时间就是最大的浪费。•7、Losenottime;bealwaysemployedinsomethinguseful;cutoffallunnecessaryactions.---BenjaminFranklin•不要浪费时间，做些有益的事情，停止一切不必要的行动。•8、Attwentyyearsofage，thewillreigns;atthirty，thewit;andatforty，thejudgment.---BenjaminFranklin•二十岁时起支配作用的是意志，三十岁时是机智，四十岁时是判断。•9、Iftimebeingofthingsthemostprecious，wastingtimemustbethegreatestprodigality.-----BenjaminFranklin•如果时间是最宝贵的东西，那么浪费时间就是最大的浪费。•10、Sellnotvirtuetopurchasewealth，norlibertytopurchasepower.-----BenjaminFranklin•不要出卖美德换取财富，也不要用自由交换权力。热心公共事业的富兰克林•In1731hefoundedwhatwasprobablythefirstpubliclibraryinAmerica.•Heformedthecitypolicewhenhesawthatcriminalsweregettingawaywithoutpunishment.•Heraisedmoneytohelpbuiltacityhospital,thePennsylvaniaHospital.•Thecityhadnoschoolforhighereducation,sohehelpedfoundtheacademythatgrewintotheUniversityofPennsylvania.科学家富兰克林Franklinwasoneofthefirstpersonsintheworldtoexperimentwithelectricity.HeconductedhismostfamouselectricalexperimentatPhiladelphiain1752(费城实验).Heflewahomemadekiteduringathunderstorm,andprovedthatlightningiselectricity.Thenheinventedthelightningrodtosavebuildingsfromdamage.科学家富兰克林HebecamethefirstscientisttostudythemovementoftheGulfStreamintheAtlanticOcean.Franklin’sscientificworkwonhimmanyhighhonors.TheRoyalSocietyofLondon(伦敦皇家学会)electedhimtomembership,ararehonorforapersonlivinginthecolonies.外交家富兰克林SoonafterthecoloniesdeclaredtheirindependenceinJuly1776,FranklinwassenttoFranceastheAmericanenvoy,andheremainedthereuntil1785.HewasverypopularamongtheFrenchpeople,whowerecharmedbyhiskindness,hissimpledressandmanner,hiswiseandwittysayings,andhistactandcourtesyingreetingthenobilityandcommonpeoplealike.envoy使者；代表witty机智的；言辞诙谐的tact老练；圆滑courtesy礼貌；彬彬有礼外交家富兰克林WhentheAmericanwontheSaratoga（萨拉托加）,theFrenchagreedtoatreatyofalliance(盟约).FranklinthenmadearrangementfortheFrenchtosendtheirfleettoAmerica.HemanagedtokeeploansandgiftsofmoneyflowingtotheUnitedStates.ManyhistoriansbelievedthatwithoutthisaidtheAmericanscouldnothavewontheirindependence.Alliance结盟；联盟fleet舰队；海军伟人的离去•HislastpublicactwastosignanappealtoCongressurgingtheabolitionofslavery.•FranklindiedinPhiladelphiain1790,attheageof84.Heleft﹩5000eachtoBostonandPhiladelphia,tobeusedforpublicworks.•译文：他为公共事业所做的最后一件事是签署一份请愿书递交国会，敦促废除奴隶制：富兰克林于1790年秋逝世于费城，享年84岁，他为波士顿和费城个留下5000美元，用于市政工程的建设。THEENDThankyou!