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本杰明·富兰克林《本杰明·富兰克林自传》· The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · 领导

To divide a little this incumbrance among my friends, I caused a number of similar tubes to be blown at our glass-house, with which they furnish'd themselves, so that we had at length several performers. Among these, the principal was Mr. Kinnersley, an ingenious neighbor, who, being out of business, I encouraged to undertake showing the experiments for money, and drew up for him two lectures, in which the experiments were rang'd in such order, and accompanied with such explanations in such method, as that the foregoing should assist in comprehending the following. He procur'd an elegant apparatus for the purpose, in which all the little machines that I had roughly made for myself were nicely form'd by instrument-makers. His lectures were well attended, and gave great satisfaction; and after some time he went thro' the colonies, exhibiting them in every capital town, and pick'd up some money. In the West India islands, indeed, it was with difficulty the experiments could be made, from the general moisture of the air.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/148
定位:Additional excerpt 188 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

为了分担一点演示的负担,富兰克林让玻璃厂吹制了一些类似的管子,分给朋友们,于是有了几个表演者。其中主要的是邻居金纳斯利先生,一个手巧的人,当时没工作,富兰克林鼓励他靠演示实验赚钱,并为他写了两讲稿,把实验按顺序排列,配上解释,让前面的帮助理解后面的。金纳斯利置办了一套精美设备,把富兰克林粗糙自制的小装置都交给仪器匠精制。他的讲座很受欢迎,后来他走遍殖民地,在每个首府城市展示,赚了些钱。但在西印度群岛,因为空气潮湿,实验很难做。

上下文

出自富兰克林自传,讲述他研究电学后,为推广实验和帮助朋友金纳斯利谋生而设计讲座的过程。

今日一问

你有一项技能或知识,能否像富兰克林那样设计成可传授的课程,既分享又帮到别人?

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