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A pen giant
笔的巨人
Do you know László Bíró?
你知道拉斯洛·拜罗(注:匈牙利文)吗?
Maybe you do not, but you probably use his invention every day, and you may even have it in your hand right now!
也许你听说过,但你可能每天都在使用着他的发明,你甚至现在手里还拿着它吧!
Bíró (1899-1985) was the inventor of the ballpoint pen.
拜罗(1899-1985)是圆珠笔的发明者。
He was born in Budapest, Hungary.
他出生在匈牙利首都布达佩斯。
In the 1930s, when he worked as a newspaper editor, he used a fountain pen almost every day.
在 20 世纪 30 年代,当他担任报社编辑,他几乎每天都要使用的钢笔。
However, he had to refill it all the time.
但是,他不得不每时每刻都要将其加满墨水。
The ink also did not dry easily, and it sometimes made a mess on the paper.
墨水又没那么容易干,往往把报纸上搞得一团糟。
Bíró wanted a better pen. His brother, George, helped him develop a special ink. The ink dried easily.
拜罗想要一支更好的笔。他的弟弟乔治,帮助他制定了专门的墨水,很容易干。
Then they developed a new type of pen.
然后,他们开发了一种新型笔。
There was a tiny ball at the tip of the pen. The ball rolled ink onto paper as it moved.
有一个小球在笔尖。小球滚动时把墨水印在纸上。
They called it the “ballpoint” pen.
他们把它称为“圆珠笔”。
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