Genius at Work
天才在工作
Henry Ford1 didnt always pay attention in school. One day ,he and a friend took a watch apart. Angry and upset, the teacher told him both to stay after school. Their punishment was to stay until they had fixed2 the watch. But the teacher did not know young Fords genius. In ten minutes, this mechanical wizard had repaired the watch and was on this way home..
Ford was always interested in how things worked. He once plugged up the spout3 of a teapot and placed it on the fire. Then he waited to see what would happen. The water boiled and, of course, turned to steam. Since the steam had no way to escape, the teapot exploded. The explosion cracked a mirror and broke a window. The young inventor was badly scalded
Fords year of curiosity and tinkering paid off. He dreamed of a horseless carriage. When he built one, the world of transportation was changed forever.
亨利.福特在学校里常常心神不定。有一天，他和一个小朋友把一块手表拆开了。老师非常生气，让他们放学后留下来，把表修好才能回家。当时这位老师并不了解小福特的天才。只用了十分钟，这位机械奇才就把手表修好，走在回家的路上了。
福特对各种东西的工作原理一直非常有兴趣。曾有一次，他把茶壶嘴用东西堵住，然后把茶壶放在火炉上。他便站在一边等候着会出现那种情况。当然，水开后变成了水蒸气。由于水蒸气无处逸出，茶壶便爆炸了，因而打碎了一面镜子和一扇窗户。这个小创造家也被紧急地烫伤了。
多年后，福特的好奇心和他的动手能力使他得到了回报。他过去梦想着去制造一辆无马行进的车。他导致了一辆如此的车后，运输界发生了永久性的变化。
