Thomas Edison' s lab was badly' destroyed by fire in December, 1914. 【小题1】 Much of Edison' s life' s work went up in flames (火焰) on that December night. After seeing the fire, Edison' s 24-year-old son, Charles, looked for his father among the smoke. 【小题2】 Edison' s face turned red and his white hair blew in the wind."I am happy that he is still alive," said Charles. "He is 67--no longer a young man—and everything is going up in flames. When he saw me, he shouted, " 【小题3】 " When Charles told him he didn' t know, Edison said, “ Find her. 【小题4】 She will never see anything like this. "
The next morning, Edison looked at the damage and said," There is great value in disaster (灾难). All our mistakes are burnt. We can start again. "
Three weeks after the fire, Edison showed his first phonograph (留声机 ). To invent something, you need a good imagination and a lot of junk.
F. He finally found him and saw that he was quietly watching the fire. |