Benjamin Franklin
本杰明-富兰克林
Benjamin Franklin was an adventurous scientist.
本杰明-富兰克林是个具有冒险精神的科学家。
One stormy night, Benjamin and his son went outside and flew a kite to catch electricity.
一个暴风雨的夜晚,本杰明和他的儿子走到外面,通过放风筝来捕捉电流。
They attached a metal piece on the top of the kite and a metal key at the end of the string.
他们把金属片固定在风筝顶端并在风筝线的末端系上一把金属钥匙。
After lightning struck the kite, Benjamin touched the key.
闪电击中风筝后,本杰明碰了碰钥匙。
It gave him a small electric shock.
他受到了轻微的电击。
Fortunately, he didn't hurt himself.
所幸他没有受伤。
But it was a really dangerous experiment.
但这是个非常危险的实验。
Later, he invented a lightning rod.
后来,他发明了避雷针。
It is a iron stick on roofs of houses or buildings.
它是安装在房屋或建筑物屋顶上的铁杆。
It protects the houses and the buildings from lightning damage.
它保护房屋和建筑物避免雷电的损害。