Edison

In 1884 world-renowned inventor Thomas Edison welcomed a brilliant young Serbian engineer named Nikola Tesla into his New York office.

1884年，举世闻名的发明家托马斯•爱迪生在他的纽约办公室和一位才华横溢的年轻工程师见了面，后者名叫尼古拉•特斯拉。

The whole idea of technological progress had so much more personality in the era of giants like Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison.

在尼古拉特斯拉（Nikola Tesla）和托马斯爱迪生（Thomas Edison）等巨人的时代，技术进步的整体理念带有更多的个性。

This invention is ascribed to Edison.

这项发明被认为是属于爱迪生的.

Edison rushed out and carried the boy to safety.

爱迪生冲上去把孩子抱开脱了险.

The basic design changed little from that patented by Edison more than 100 years ago.

其本质设计和100多年前爱迪生的专利设计相差无几。

Edison invented the light bulb.

爱迪生发明了电灯炮.

the innovative design closely resembles the basic concept that edison secured a patent for over a century ago.

这种创新设计与爱迪生一个多世纪前获得专利的基本概念极为相似。

The anniversary Thomas Alva Edison's birth.

爱迪生诞辰纪念日.

Kid, please consider, if Edison squat down on the egg, can he hatch a chicken?

小朋友, 请你们想一想, 爱迪生蹲在鸡蛋上面, 能孵出小鸡来 吗 ?

Students: If it weren't for Edison, we'd all be watching television by candle light.

学生：如果没有爱迪生的话，我们就只能点这蜡烛看电视了。

One of my all-time heroes, the inventor Thomas Edison, was a hard taskmaster at interview.

我一直很崇敬的人之一——发明家托马斯•爱迪生（Thomas Edison）是一个在面试时不断发难的人。

Edison began selling candy, sandwiches and newspapers on a train.

爱迪生开始在火车上卖糖果 、 夹心面包和报纸.

Edison rightly belongs among America's and the world's great contributors to the progress of man.

爱迪生理所当然地是属于美国的和世界的为人类进步作出贡献的伟人.

These men and others should be as easily recognized as Bell, Edison and Salk.

这些人及其他的人应该也能像贝尔, 爱迪生及萨尔克一样轻易地为人们所接受.

1882 -- Edison's electric power plant starts operation in New York.

1882年 —— 爱迪生的发电厂在纽约投产.

The basic design changed little from that patented by Edison more than 100 years ago

其本质设计和100多年前爱迪生的专利设计相差无几。

Great men have often risen from poverty -- Lincoln and Edison, for example.

大人物常常出身 贫寒, 例如林肯和爱迪生.

Edison made a note of everything he did in his experiment.

爱迪生把他在实验中所做的每件事都记录下来.

Edison won his spurs as an inventor while rather young.

爱迪生很年轻的时候就获得了发明家的声誉.

1877 -- Thomas A. Edison has a phonograph playing.

1877年 —— 托马斯-A-爱迪生发明留声机.

This young man is very clever; he may be another Edison.

这个年青人很聪明, 他可能成为爱迪生式的人.

I really became excited about inventing after I learned about Thomas Edison.

了解托马斯·爱迪生的故事之后，我对发明越发感兴趣了。

The incandescent lamp we use in daily life was invented by Edison.

我们日常生活中用的白炽灯，是爱迪生发明的。

Edison's working life falls into three sections.

爱迪生的工作生涯可以分为三阶段.

Edison invented the electric light lamp.

爱迪生发明了电灯.

Edison had a remarkable aptitude for inventing new things.

爱迪生具有发明创造的非凡才能。

Great men have often risen from poverty--Lincoln and Edison, for example.

大人物常常出身贫寒，例如林肯和爱迪生。

The incandescent light bulb, invented by Thomas Edison, which came to be the symbol of inspiration, has been developed into hundreds, if not thousands, of forms.

由托马斯·爱迪生发明的白炽灯泡后来成为了灵感的象征,它现在已经发展出数百种甚至数千种形式。

For the next five years, Edison traveled across the country as a telegrapher.

在接下来的五年里，爱迪生作为一名报务员奔波于全国各地。

Originally Edison used platinum alloys for the filament, in the belief that carbon was impracticable.

爱迪生不相信碳可作灯丝用, 所以一开始就用铂合金作灯丝.