1901年,一只看似普通的灯泡,在美国加利福尼亚州利弗莫尔市第六消防站正式投入使用。没人能够料到,这只其貌不扬的灯泡,竟能在109年后,继续散播着温热的光明。在此之前整整一个世纪中,它很少被关掉过,其中最长的一次间歇,也不过是一个星期。
这只“百年灯泡”不仅创下了惊人的吉尼斯世界纪录,还在互联网上拥有着成千上万名崇拜者,他们自发组织了一个“百年灯泡粉丝俱乐部”。这只灯泡的“粉丝”来自世界各地,甚至有不少居住在北极圈。前不久,守候这只灯泡的管理员斯蒂夫·布恩说,一个来自北极圈的“粉丝”给他发来了信息,内容是一句简短的话:“这只百年灯泡是整个世界的灯塔。”
终于有越来越多的人发出这样的疑问:究竟是谁发明了这只经久不灭的奇特之灯?为何他不能像同是以发明灯泡成名的\'爱迪生那样誉满全球?
19世纪,发明家阿多尔菲·柴莱特设计了这只灯泡。他把有关这只灯泡的构造和相关材料交给了美国谢尔比电气公司,委托其生产制造。当时所采用的是炭制灯丝,亮度相当于四瓦。这个一生黯淡的发明家曾和托马斯·爱迪生及其他几位在当时颇有名望的发明家进行过灯泡发明比赛,目的是看谁能制造出世界上最好的电灯泡。
这场比赛吸引了众多观望者。他们一致认为,爱迪生的灯泡是世界上最好的。结果却令人大吃一惊。因为事实证明,随着电压不断升高,除了阿多尔菲·柴莱特的灯泡越来越亮之外,其他几位发明家包括爱迪生的灯泡都瞬间炸开了。可即便如此,人们还是坚信,爱迪生的灯泡才是世界上最好的。他们相信这次比赛不过是一个小小的意外,阿多尔菲·柴莱特因运气超好赢得了比赛,而爱迪生胸襟广阔,故意输给了他。
人们很快忘却了关于这场比赛的结果以及获胜者的姓名。100年后,一只在消防站里彻夜不息的灯泡轰动了世界。它以持续不断的光亮,照耀了弗莫尔市整整100年。此刻,爱迪生的灯泡已经熄灭了半个多世纪,当日与之比赛的那些发明家的灯泡也早已被抛入了不知名的角落。唯独这只由阿多尔菲·柴莱特设计的灯泡依旧恒亮如初。有不少人出高价欲收购这只灯泡,均遭到了消防站的拒绝。人们不得不承认,世界上最好的灯泡,其发明者根本不是爱迪生,而是这位没有生平传记、默默无闻的发明家——阿多尔菲·柴莱特。
一只光亮百年的灯泡,让我们追寻到了一个隐藏在历史深处的发明家。他以孜孜不倦、淡泊名利的态度,创造了一个世纪的奇迹。现实的我们,有谁能够像这只灯泡那样不畏世俗蜚语、默默地在暗处发亮,默默地坚持100年而毫无怨言呢?
我最喜欢的小动物有很多,燕子、小狗、小兔子、小松鼠……这其中,要数我最喜欢的那就是小猫了,说起小猫来,我家也有一只,那么我就来讲讲我和小猫的故事吧。
那只小猫的毛软软的,滑滑的,头上还有好看的花纹,所以,我给它取名为花花花花的胡子很长,有一次我拿爸爸的刮胡刀去给花花刮胡子。妈妈说:花花的胡子不能刮,因为在很暗的地方,她能微微的抽动胡须,才能量出来道路的宽度。哇,原来它的胡子还有这么大的作用啊!我说。
花花非常爱干净,它拉便便也要去上厕所,一个便盆里放了很多煤渣,它每次拉完便便的时候都要用煤渣把便便埋起来。
花花是我的好朋友,每次我有零食都给它分一点,我穿袜子它就在我的脚上蹭来蹭去,我和它一起晒太阳,跟它一起说悄悄话。
这就是我最喜欢的小动物——花花。
There are a lot of my favorite small animals, swallows, puppies, rabbits, squirrels... Of which, the number I like most is the cat, talking about the kitten and my family, so I\'ll tell about the story of my cat and my cat.
The cat\'s fur is soft, slippery, and beautiful pattern on the head, so I gave it a name flower flower beard, once I took the razor to shave flower dad. Mother said: the flower mustache can not be shaved, because in a very dark place, she can gently tap the beard, to measure the width of the road. Wow, it turns out that its beard has such a big effect! I said.
Huahua is very clean. It URLs and URLs and goes to the toilet. There are lots of cinders in a bedpan. Every time it pulls out, it uses coal cinder to bury the toilet.
Huahua is a good friend of mine. Every time I have snacks, I want to share it with you. When I wear socks, it will rub on my feet. I will share the sun with them and talk quietly with them.
This is my favorite little animal - flower flower.
My favourite animal is tortoise. Tortoise walk not fast. But I like the tortoise. Why? Because, tortoise is a cute animal. It have a short tail and a four short foot. It have a little head and a hard shell. They are forty-five little and cute tortoise in My home. They like to play in the water. When they afraid some thing. They wall run fast. They like to eat the fish. I often buy some small fish to them to eat. They can catch the fish fast. First, they fake(假 sleep. When the fish swim near they mouth. They catch the fish fast and bit the fish head. So, the fish die. They can eat the fish. In winter. They like to sleep in the sand. When they sleep, they don’t eat any food.Because they wall hibernation. But, when they are thirsty. They come out of the sand. So, we must give water to them to drink.
I love the tortoise. I hate the eagle. Because, the eagle often eat the tortoise with it sharp mouth.My favourite animal is tortoise.
I have a cat named Mimi. Its hair is as white as snow. I often play games with it. It amuses me a lot and I treat it as a little friend. Every morning, I would say goodbye to it before I go to school and Mimi would wave its front-legs to me. It brings me a lot of pleasure.
But it takes time and costs money to keep the cat. My parents and I spend much time taking care of it, feeding it and cleaning it. We have to clean the house from time to time, or the cat will make them dirty and smelly.
转眼间,已经10月6日了,下午,我将要参加由广州市少年宫举行的“少儿英语表演赛”初赛。虽然或多或少地准备了三天,可心里依旧没有底。就从我们班看吧,参加这次比赛的同学在放假前好几天就开始准备了。再把眼光放远一些,整个广州市的英语精英多的是,他们不知什么时候就开始准备了。不说这么多了,反正就是一句话:心里乱的是。
下午两点钟多一点点,我就出去坐车了。一想到马上就要比赛,心里就慌得“咚咚”直跳。毕竟,我自己的事自己知道,为了这次比赛,我做的准备时间不超过四小时。一想到这些,我就不寒而栗了。趁现在这段时间,我还是再复习几遍吧,虽然临时抱佛脚是没用的,但毕竟多练习一次就多一丝希望。
一个多小时的.车程转眼间就过了。刚踏入少年宫,就感到了一阵生机,门口放着一张鲜绿的大牌,两边还各有一个气球人,挥动着两只长长的手臂,仿佛在为我加油。四周的树木绿绿的。看到这一切,心里就轻松了一些。可是来到赛场,心里就又一阵害怕了,多严肃啊。这时,我真想看到一个两个同班同学,就是他们一句简单的鼓励我的话,也能让我心里踏实一些。可是没有。
走进赛场,就开始了等待。这时,我是可以在作准备的,可紧张和担心已让我受够了。过了一会儿,就有老师领着我们进场。
只见比赛的教室里一片肃静,我们这些参赛选手各就各位后比赛就开始了。大家一个一个地表演,有的显示出了自己的风采,也有部分同学因紧张而发挥不出真正的成绩。“下面是Aa147号同学。”裁判员点到。我小小步地来到教室中央。“Good afternoon,evebody."刚说完,我就紧张得忘记了下一句,好一会儿才想起来。看着裁判员那一脸的微笑,我那悬着的心渐渐平静了下来。用较流利的英语讲起了故事。刚讲到一半,突然忘记了下一句,好久才想起来。这时,讲到了我平时最不熟的一句就停下了,心里“咚咚咚”地跳个不停,我确实记不起下一句是什么。我紧张地看着裁判们,他们都面带着微笑,但是任我怎样使劲地想,脑子里就是一片空白。这时,只见裁判脸一沉,说了声“唱歌吧。”我的心也随之沉了下来,这无疑是给我判了死刑。但我一向是要强的人,还是高声唱起了英文歌。接下来,大家又一个个上台表演了。
虽然这次比赛我失败了,但我并不灰心,重在参与嘛,成败并不重要。从这次失败中,我明白了凡事都要认真对待才能成功。我相信从这次失败中吸取到教训,下一次我一定能行!
My favorite animals are swans.they are white.they can swim very well.I think they look like a beautiful girl in a white dress.they have a pair of wings and they can also fly well.I believe they are angles from the sky.they bring us love and make us happy.they are always friendly to us.We can\'t hurt them,because they are our friend.I love them!I like dogs,too.they are not beautiful,but they are the best friends.they keep the thieves away.Dogs have the best listening and eyes.they can hear in the nosiy,see in the dark.If we are in danger,they will help us at once.And they don\'t mind their lives.So,I love them.
Today was Sunday. My parents were free, too. I got up at 7\'oclock, because my families planed to go to the zoo. After the breakfast, I took the camera and went to the station together with my parents. It was already 9\'oclock when we arrived at the zoo. There were so many monkeys, tigers, lions, wolves and other animals in the zoo. We took many photos in the zoo with the animals. I will show these photos in my class after they were printed. The time passed so fast, we left the zoo at 1\'oclock PM. I was so happy today. Now I feel very tired and I will go to bed early tonight.
On Sunday morning, my parents took me to the zoo. We did not go there for a long time. Last week, my classmates told me that the zoo added some funny entertainment facilities. I was very curious. So, I asked my parents to took me there and they promised to. We got there at 9 o\'clock. There were many people.
Most of them were parents and children. We first went to see the animal. I like parrots most. And then we saw the animal shows. Elephants, tigers, lions and monkeys did wonderful shows for us. People were happy, especially the children. After that, we went to experienced the entertainment facilities.
My mum was too scared to be with us. So, only my dad and I played. It was so exciting, but I was a little dizzy. However, I was very happy. It was a great day.
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