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1、BenjaminFranklin(1706-1790)這張綠紙的學(xué)名叫“一百美元券”，有1988年版和1996年兩個(gè)版本。一百美元正面頭像并非美國(guó)總統(tǒng)，而是美國(guó)著名科學(xué)家、政治家、金融家本杰明·富蘭克林的頭像。此人是資本主義精神最完美的代表。I.ABriefIntroductionHewasoneofthe?FoundingFathersoftheUnitedStates.Asanoted?polymath(博學(xué)者),hewasaleadingauthor,printer,?politicaltheorist,?poli
2、tician,?postmaster（郵政局長(zhǎng)）,scientist,musician,inventor,?satirist,civicactivist,and?diplomat.Asascientist,hewasamajorfigureintheAmericanEnlightenmentandthe?historyofphysics?forhisdiscoveriesandtheoriesregarding?electricity.Heinventedthe?lightningrod,?bifocals(雙重焦點(diǎn)透鏡
3、),the?Franklinstove,acarriage?odometer里程表,andtheglassarmonica玻璃口琴.?Hefacilitatedmanycivicorganizations,includingafiredepartment消防隊(duì)andauniversity.Franklinearnedthetitleof“TheFirstAmerican”forhisearlyandindefatigablecampaigningfor?colonialunity;asanauthorandspokesm
4、aninLondonforseveralcolonies,thenasthefirst?UnitedStatesAmbassadortoFrance,heexemplifiedtheemergingAmericannation.FranklinwasfoundationalindefiningtheAmericanethos（民族精神）asamarriageofthepracticalvaluesofthrift,hardwork,education,communityspirit（團(tuán)體精神）,self-governin
5、ginstitutions,andoppositiontoauthoritarianismbothpoliticalandreligious,withthescientificandtolerantvaluesofthe?Enlightenment.Franklin,alwaysproudofhisworkingclassroots,becameasuccessfulnewspapereditorandprinterin?Philadelphia,theleadingcityinthecolonies.Hebecamew
6、ealthypublishingPoorRichard’sAlmanack?！陡F理查德歷書》Franklingainedinternationalrenownasascientistforhisfamousexperimentsinelectricityandforhismanyinventions,especiallythelightningrod.HeplayedamajorroleinestablishingtheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandwaselectedthefirstpresid
7、entoftheAmericanPhilosophicalSociety.FranklinbecameanationalheroinAmericawhenhespearheadedtheefforttohave?ParliamentrepealtheunpopularStampAct印花稅法案.Anaccomplisheddiplomat,hewaswidelyadmiredamongtheFrenchasAmericanministertoParisandwasamajorfigureinthedevelopmento
8、fpositive?Franco-Americanrelations.Awriteraswellasastatesmanandscientist,FranklinwasoneofthemostprominentfiguresintheEnlightenmentmovement.WhileborrowingfromPu
