本杰明·富兰克林是美国著名的政治家、科学家,美国独立运动的领导者和《独立宣言》的撰稿人之一,被称做“美国革命之父”。他揭开了雷电之谜,发明了避雷针。富兰克林只读过两年书,当过印刷工人。他的知识都是靠勤奋自学得来。有一阶段,他竟然担任了一家报社的社长,他自己在报社的前面开了一个小书店,经常会有一些年轻人到书店里来买书。 Benjamin Franklin is one of the most famous politicians, scientists, leaders of the United States independent movement and one of the contributors to the Declaration of Independence, known as the “Father of the American Revolution.” He opened the thunder and lightning, invented the lightning rod. Franklin read only two years, worked as a printer. His knowledge is self-study hard earned. At one stage, he even served as the director of a newspaper company. He himself opened a small bookstore in front of the newspaper. Often, some young people came to bookstores to buy books.