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Thomas Edison's laboratory was virtually destroyed by fire in December,1914.Although the damage exceeded $2 million,the buildings were insured for $238,000 because they were made of concrete and thought to be fire-proof.Much of Edison's life's work went up in spectacular flames that December night.
　　1914年,一场大火把托马斯·爱迪生的实验室彻底烧毁.虽然损失超过200万美元,但实验楼只入了23.8万美元的保险,因为该楼是被认为防火的水泥建筑.在那个12月的夜晚,浓烈的火焰把爱迪生一生的大半心血烧成灰烬.
　　At the height of the fire,Edison's 24-year-old son,Charles,frantically searched for his father among the smoke and debris.He finally found him,calmly watching the scene,his face glowing in the relfection,hi white hair blowing in the wind.
　　在烈火疯狂燃烧时,爱迪生24岁的儿子,查尔斯,焦急地在烟雾与废墟中搜寻着父亲.他终于找到了,父亲冷静地看着大火,他的脸庞在火光映照下闪闪发光,他的白发在风中飘动.
　　"My heart ached for him," said Charles."He was 67 -- no longer a young man -- and everything was gone up in flames.When he saw me,he shouted,'Charles,where's your mother?' When i told him I didn't know,he said,'Find her.Bring her here.She will never see anything like this as long as she lives."
　　“我为他感到心痛,”查尔斯说,“他当时已67岁－－不是一个年轻人了－－所有的一切都被一场大火化为灰烬.他看到我后大喊到,‘查尔斯,你母亲在哪儿?’当我告诉他我不知道时,他说,‘找到她.把她带到这里.在她有生之年她不会再次见到类似的情景了.”
　　The next morning,Edison looked at the ruins and said,"There is great value in disaster.All our mistakes burned up.Thank God we can start anew."
　　第二天早上,爱迪生望着废墟说,“灾难有巨大的价值.我们所有的过错都被烧光了.我们可以从头开始.
　　Three weeks after the fire,Edison managed to deliver his first phonograph.
　　火灾后的第三周,爱迪生成功的推出了他的第一部留声机.
　　像所有的科学家都是经历N多的失败才成功的.
　　19世纪初,人们开始使用煤气灯(瓦斯灯),但是煤气靠管道供给,一但漏气或堵塞,非常容易出事,人们对于照明的改革,十分殷切.事实上,爱迪生为自己订定了一个不可能的任务：除了改良照明之外,还要创造一套供电的系统.
　　于是他和梦罗园的伙伴们,不眠不休的做了1600多次耐热材料和600多种植物纤维的实验,才制造出第一个炭丝灯泡,可以一次燃烧45个钟头.后来他更在这基础上不断改良制造的方法,终于推出可以点燃1200小时的竹丝灯泡.