(完整版)富兰克林英文介绍

Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706–April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theo-ries regarding electricity. He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and the glass 'armonica'. He formed both the first public lending library in America and the first fire department in Pennsylvania. Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity; as an author and spokesman in London for sev-eral colonies, then as the first United States Ambassador to France, he exempli-fied the emerging American nation. Franklin was foundational in defining the American ethos as a marriage of the practical and democratic values of thrift, hard work, education, community spirit, self-governing institutions, and opposi-tion to authoritarianism both political and religious, with the scientific and toler-ant values of the Enlightenment. In the words of historian Henry Steele Com-mager, "In a Franklin could be merged the virtues of Puritanism without its de-fects, the illumination of the Enlightenment without its heat."To Walter Isaacson, this makes Franklin "the most accomplished American of his age and the most in-fluential in inventing the type of society America would become."
Franklin, always proud of his working class roots, became a successful newspa-per editor and printer in Philadelphia, the leading city in the colonies. He was also partners with William Goddard and Joseph Galloway the three of whom published the Pennsylvania Chronicle, a newspaper that was known for its revo-lutionary sentiments and criticisms of the British monarchy in the American col-onies.He became wealthy publishing Poor Richard's Almanack and The Pennsyl-vania Gazette. Franklin gained international renown as a scientist for his famous experiments in electricity and for his many inventions, especially the lightning rod. He played a major role in establishing the University of Pennsylvania and was elected the first president of the American Philosophical Society. Franklin became a national hero in America when he spearheaded the effort to have Par-liament repeal the unpopular Stamp Act. An accomplished diplomat, he was widely admired among the French as American minister to Paris and was a ma-jor figure in the development of positive Franco-American relations. For many years he was the British postmaster for the colonies, which enabled him to set up the first national communications network. He was active in community affairs, colonial and state politics, as well as national and international affairs. From 1785 to 1788, he served as governor of Pennsylvania. Toward the end of his life, he freed his slaves and became one of the most prominent abolitionists.
His colorful life and legacy of scientific and political achievement, and status as one of America's most influential Founding Fathers, have seen Franklin honored on coinage and money; warships; the names of many towns, counties, educa-tional institutions, namesakes, and companies; and more than two centuries af-ter his death, countless cultural references.
Book report
Franklin was not in favorable growth environment, and it should be a relatively plain appearance. In 1706 he was in North America, the home of 17 children. His father is involved in wax and soap as a small businessman, Franklin entered the school for about two years before dropping out of school because of family dis-tress. Then he went to work as an apprentice in his brother’s shop, the apprentice days was very difficult, but he did a good use of the apprenticeship leisure time to study hard, and read a lot of books in politics, science, history and literature. He was also proficient in the use of French, Italian, Spanish and Latin.
In 1726 Franklin manages a printing factory, it was a great success which created a legend of the American dream, and he printed a huge impact “Pennsylvania”. He invented the lightning rod, dual-purpose glasses, new stove and new lights. He pi-oneered the North American colonies the slogan that is “not join the death”and drafted out the drafting of “Declaration of Independence”published in 1771 which changed the fate of countless people, and this book gave a description of its pro-cess of growth and exhorted the people to be positive.(换ppt)
There are a lot of Proverbs in this book that Franklin felt in his life, reading this book is not only to feel the sentiment, but also to combine their training and hu-manity and then to improve ourselves, the book describes each chapter are a true portrayal of his life and tell us how to get all the perception which inspired me very much.
In his view, reading is the key to success. Books give us wisdom, strengthen our determination and let us have the wisdom of the trip of our life.
Franklin attaches great importance to his virtue. Therefore, he proposed to 13 re-quirements for himself namely: control, quiet, orderly life, determination, frugal-ity, diligence, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity and humility. He has been trying to do that, though he cannot completely meet all the requirements, but he was persistent. The people who can meet the 13 require-ments can be called “saints”of the fact that people are rarely perfect, but it can pursue such a perfect people in the United States and Germany who have achieved great success.
Franklin was revered as the father of America for his impressive image that can maintain a frugal life style of work for the public welfare and make immortal con-tributions, compared to the majority of people we can knew how impetuous we are.(huan)
In this clear, crisply written story of his life, Benjamin Franklin shows the reader what his childhood was like and what he came to value as meaningful and worth-while techniques of communication, conduct, and self-improvement. A conscien-tious and serious youth, Franklin nevertheless left his boyhood town because he had impregnated a young lady. This early act of responsibility led him to pursue work that led him, in the coming years of the American Revolution, to be a strong advocate of political independence, even at the cost of war. Franklin became as fine a statesman as ever the United States was to produce. One of the country's founding fathers and a tireless champion of individual liberty, he also served as the American ambassador to France. He tells of how he learned the printing trade and how he established "Poor Richard's Almanac." He also shares with his
readers his hopes for the free country that he helped to bring into being. The reader cannot help but admire this brilliant and brave founding father, as much for his humility as for his services to his country and its future citizens. (huan)
名言
Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever a folly.
沉默并不是智慧的标志，但唠叨永远是一项蠢行。

Content makes poor men rich;discontent makes rich men poor.
知足使贫穷的人富有；而贪婪使富足的人贫穷。

If time being of things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality.
——Benjamin Franklin
如果时间是最宝贵的东西那么浪费时间就是最大的浪费。

——本杰明·富兰克林
Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?
谁会像你自己那样经常欺骗你？
Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.
这个世界上没有什么事情是确信无疑的，除了死亡和纳税。

At twenty years of age，the will reigns; at thirty ，the wit; and at forty，the judgment. ---Benjamin Franklin
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。

----本杰明。

富兰克林
Eat to please yourself, but dress to please others.
——Benjamin Franklin
吃为了满足自己，穿则为了取悦他人。

——本杰明·富兰克林
If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him. ——Benjamin Franklin
如果一个人倾其所有以求学问，那么这些学问是没有人能拿走的。

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
无论何事，因愤怒而起，必以羞愧而终。