在大多数人心目中,本杰明·富兰克林所从事的都是有关商业、政治、科学、军事以及欧洲外交等方面的活动。他从事这么多的工作,人们很难想象他还能有什么时间去做别的事情。然而,无论著书做实验,还是处理政府公务,都没有能像音乐那样使他着迷。如果富兰克林不是把音乐只当作一种业余癖好的话,他或许在音乐方面会取得成就。在费城富兰克林的家里,有一间他称之为“蓝室”的音乐室。在这房间的天花板中央,图钉钉着许多音乐音型纸板(显然,他的多才多艺并不包括室内装饰艺术在内)。富兰克林的音乐活动包括演唱,为民间曲调填词,演奏竖琴、吉他、小提琴和 In most people’s minds, Benjamin Franklin is engaged in activities related to business, politics, science, military affairs and European diplomacy. He is engaged in so much work that it is hard to imagine when he can do other things. However, no matter whether writing a book or dealing with government affairs, there is nothing that fascinates him as much as music. If Franklin is not about music as a hobby, he might make a musical success. At Franklin’s home in Philadelphia, there is a music room he calls Blue Room. In the middle of the ceiling of this room, the thumbtacks are lined with many musical soundboards (obviously, his versatility does not include interior art). Franklin’s music activities include singing, lyrics for folk songs, playing harps, guitars, violins and