一百多年前,一种新型金属受到法国皇帝拿破伦三世的推崇,下令拨巨额资金去生产它,以便制造铠甲和钮扣,去武装全法国的军队。但这位爱炫耀自己的皇帝竟然未能实现他的愿望,仅仅装备了他身边的警卫部队;因为当时这种新金属太昂贵了——比黄金还贵。这就是今天即使是穷乡僻壤的人家也拥有的金属——铝。 A hundred years ago, a new metal was respected by Napoleon III, the French emperor, and ordered a huge sums of money to produce it in order to make armor and buttons and arm all French troops. But this emperor, who loves to show off, unexpectedly failed to fulfill his aspirations, equipped only with the security forces around him; for the new metal was too expensive at that time - more expensive than gold. This is the metal-aluminum that people today have, even in remote hinterlands.