68.What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
68.本杰明.富兰克林做了什么出名的事情？
Answer:
答案：
U.S. diplomat
●美国外交官
Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
●制宪会议年龄最大的成员
First Postmaster General of the United States
●美国第一任邮政大臣
Writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
●《穷人理查德历书》的作者
Started the first free libraries
●创建了第一批免费图书馆
Explanation:
解释：
“Early to bed, early to rise (or get up) makes a man healthy, wealthy (or rich), and wise (or intelligent).” This was just one of the many quotes (or famous phrases) of a man named Benjamin Franklin that are still popular today. Benjamin Franklin, who lived from 1706 to 1790, was one of the most famous Founding Fathers (or the men who were very important in creating the United States).
“早睡早起使人健康，富有，聪明。”这是 引用了现在依旧出名的本杰明.富兰克林经典名言中一句。本杰明.富兰克林（1706—1790）是美国最出名的建国元首之一（或成立美国时最重要的人物）。
Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. He was a U.S. diplomat, which is a person who represents his or her government in another country. Benjamin Franklin was the U.S. diplomat to France. He got the French to send guns and other things to the Americans while they fought for their independence (or freedom) from Britain.
本杰明.富兰克林因很多事情出名。他是美国的外交官，即代表国家在其他国家工作的人。本杰明.富兰克林是美国驻法国的外交官。在美国从英国获得独立期间他说服法国给美国运送枪支和其他物资。
Benjamin Franklin was also the first U.S. postmaster general (or the person who makes sure that the mail gets delivered within the United States). Later in life, Benjamin Franklin participated in the Constitutional Convention (or the meetings to write the country’s most important legal document, the Constitution). At 79 years old, he was the oldest member there.
本杰明.富兰克林还是美国第一任邮政大臣（即确保信件在美国内部顺利送达的人）。在本杰明.富兰克林生活后期，他参加了制宪会议。他当时时会议上年龄最大的成员，时年79岁。
Benjamin Franklin loved books. He wrote a popular book called Poor Richard’s Almanac. This book was printed every year and had many different kinds of information, including the weather, a calendar, poems, and more. Benjamin Franklin made a lot of money by printing Poor Richard’s Almanac and many other books. At that time, books were very expensive and very few people could buy books. So Benjamin Franklin had the idea to create a free library, or a building that would have many books that people could read without having to buy the books. America’s first library opened in 1731 and soon they became very popular all over the country.
本杰明.富兰克林喜欢书籍。他写了一本著名的书叫《穷人理查德历书》，这本书每年都有印刷，书中包含很多不同信息，有气候，日历，诗歌等。本杰明.富兰克林通过《穷人理查德历书》和其他书赚了很多钱。那时候书籍很贵，很少人能买得起书，因此本杰明.富兰克林有了创建免费图书馆的想法，或者是有多种书籍让人们不用付钱就能阅读的公共场所。美国的第一所图书馆于1731年成立并很快在全国范围内盛行。
Benjamin Franklin is also very well-known for his inventions (or tools and machines that are created for the first time). For example, he created bifocals (or glasses that has two types of glass in them: one that helps people see things that are close, and one that helps people see things that are far away). He also did many experiments (or scientific tests) on electricity.
本杰明.富兰克林还因他的发明而出名，如他发明的双光眼镜（即有两种不同镜片的眼镜：一种使人们能看清近处的东西，另一种使人们看到远处的东西），他还做了很多有关电力的实验。
Glossary
词汇
68.What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
68.本杰明.富兰克林做了什么出名的事情？
quote - a famous phrase; something that a person said or wrote that has been repeated many times by many other people
Quote—著名的句子；某人写的东西被他人重复使用的
*The President’s most famous quote is probably his promise of "no new taxes."
*总统最出名的名言应该就是他承诺的“没有新税收”。
diplomat - a person who represents his or her government in another country
Diplomat—某人代表国家在另外一个国家工作
*How many times has the U.S. President met with Brazilian diplomats in the past four years?
*过去4年间美国总统和巴西外交官会面多少次？
postmaster general - the person who is responsible for the organization that delivers mail to homes and businesses within the United States
Postmaster general—负责确保信件在美国内部顺利送达机构的人
*The postmaster general said that the price of stamps will increase in March.
*邮政部长说邮票3月份要开始涨价。
almanac - a book that is published every year and has a lot of information, including useful dates and numbers
Almanac—每年都会出版发行的书，里面包含很多信息，包括有用的日期和数字等
*Dad bought a copy of a sport almanac that lists scores for all of the major games that were played last year.
*爸爸买了一本体育年历，里面有去年一整年所有重要比赛的分数。
library - a building that has many books that people can read without having to buy the books
Library—一个很大的供人们阅读而不必购买书籍的场所
*Ross didn't want to buy the new book because it was too expensive, so he borrowed it from the library instead.
*罗斯不想买这本新书因为太贵了，于是他从图书馆借了一本。
invention - something that is made for the first time because no one else had thought of it before
Invention—某人第一次做的之前没人做过的事情
*The invention of cars changed transportation forever.
*汽车的发明完全改变了运输。
bifocals - glasses that has two types of glass in them: one that helps people see things that are close, and one that helps people see things that are far away
Bifocals—有两种不同镜片的眼镜：一种使人们能看清近处的东西，另一种使人们看到远处的东西
*Many people have to start wearing bifocals as they get older.
*很多人老了以后要带双光镜。
experiment - a scientific test; a methodical test to see if something will do what thinks it will do
Experiment—科学实验；检测某事是否依照某人想的一样运行的实验
*The scientists are conducting experiments on rats to see how certain chemicals affect their skin.
*科学家们正用老鼠做实验，看特定的药品对它们皮肤的影响。