晨讀英語美文100篇六級Benjamin Franklin

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:] [00:02.54]Passage 60. Benjamin Franklin [00:07.03]Franklin’s life is full of charming stories which all young men should know [00:13.27]—how he peddled ballads in Boston, and stood, the guest of kings, in Europe; [00:18.19]how he worked his passage as a stowaway to Philadelphia, [00:21.91]and rode in the queen's own litter in France; [00:24.97]how he walked the streets of Philadelphia, homeless and unknown, [00:29.13]with three-penny rolls for his breakfast,and dined at the tables of princess, [00:34.60]and received his friends in a palace; [00:37.66]how he raised a kite from a cow shed, [00:40.95]and was showered with all the high degrees the colleges of the world could give; [00:46.52]how he was duped by a false friend as a boy, [00:50.46]and became the friend of all humanity as a man; [00:53.75]how he was made Major General Franklin,only to resign because, [00:59.33]as he said, he was no soldier,and yet helped to organize the army [01:04.03]that stood before the trained troops of England and Germany. [01:07.43]This poor Boston boy, with scarcely a day’s schooling, [01:12.35]became master of six languages and never stopped studying; [01:16.39]this neglected apprentice tamed the lightning, [01:20.11]made his name famous,received degrees and diplomas from colleges in both hemispheres, [01:25.80]and became forever remembered as“Doctor Franklin”, [01:29.75]philosopher, patriot, scientist,philanthropist and statesman. [01:34.23]Self-made,self-taught,self-reared, the candle maker’s son gave light to all the world; [01:41.67]the street ballad seller set all men singing of liberty; [01:45.94]the runaway apprentice became the most sought-after man of two continents, [01:50.97]and brought his native land to praise and honor him. [01:54.47]He built America—for what our Republic is today is largely due to the prudence, [02:01.47]the forethought, the statesmanship, the enterprise,the wisdom, [02:05.85]and the ability of Benjamin Franklin. [02:09.02]He belongs to the world, but especially does he belong to America, [02:15.15]as the nations honored him while living, [02:18.32]so the Republic glorifies him when dead, [02:22.05]and has enshrined him in the choicest of its niches [02:25.70]—the one he regarded as the loftiest—the hearts of the common people, [02:30.77]from whom he had sprung and in their hearts Franklin will live forever.

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