伊萊·惠特尼
軋棉機發(fā)明者，農(nóng)業(yè)技術(shù)革新者
我現(xiàn)在承擔(dān)了一項嚴肅的任務(wù)，恐怕這個任務(wù)超出了任何人的能力范圍。
The labor which it would require to make a single one of these guns by hand would exhaust the patience and perseverance of any ordinary workman.
手工制造一支這樣的槍所需的勞動會耗盡任何普通工匠的耐心和毅力。
An invention can be so valuable as to be worthless to the inventor.
一項發(fā)明可能價值連城，但對發(fā)明者卻毫無價值。
One of my primary objects is to form the tools so the tools themselves shall fashion the work and give to every part its just proportion.
我的主要目標之一是制造工具，讓工具本身塑造工件，使每個部分都獲得恰當比例。
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