1914年的一天,美国著名发明家亚力山大·贝尔费尽半生的精力和财力建立起来的实验室,被一场突如其来的大火引燃。由于火势凶猛,当时还在实验室工作的贝尔来不及抢救任何东西,最后只能独自逃出。这场无情的大火同时也烧掉了贝尔用来做实验的全部家当和研究成果。第一时间赶到现场的儿子意外地看到,已经67岁的父亲,竟然安安静静地坐在一个小斜坡上,不紧不慢地抽着烟斗,神态坦然地看着眼前的熊熊大火。最终,大火将贝尔的实验室化为了灰烬。大家都对贝尔的遭遇表示同情和惋惜。 One day in 1914, the laboratories of the well-known American inventor Alexandre Bell, who spent half their energy and financial resources, were ignited by a sudden fire. Because of the fierceness of the fire, Bell, who was still in the laboratory at the time, came too late to rescue anything and finally escaped alone. This ruthless fire also burned all the beards and research results Bell used to conduct experiments. The son who rushed to the scene the first time unexpectedly saw that the 67-year-old father had quietly sat on a small slope and smoked a cigarette without hesitation. He looked calmly at the raging fire in front of him. In the end, the fire turned Bell’s laboratory into ashes. Everyone expressed sympathy and regret for Bell’s encounter.