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第12章 成功的DNA密码 (11)

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这一次,几乎所有人都陷入了绝望,除了菲尔德和他的几个朋友还在坚持着。菲尔德凭借自己的努力成功说服了投资人,开始了新的尝试。这次执行艰巨任务的是“大东方”号,它缓缓驶入海洋,开始重复之前的工作。起初,一切都很顺利,在横跨纽芬兰600英里处,电缆线再次被割断,并沉入到海底之中。

菲尔德没有因为眼前的失败而退缩。他重新组织人员,继续研发,制造出了一种质量远远优于普通电缆的新型电缆。1866年7月13日,菲尔德和他的同伴们终于顺利接通了电缆,并发出了第一份横跨大西洋直达纽约的电报:

“我们已于今天早上9时到达目的地,一切都很顺利。感谢上帝!电缆终于成功铺好,且运行正常——希拉斯?菲尔德。”

不久,喜讯再次传来,之前坠入海底的那条电缆最终被打捞并修复好,并一直通向纽芬兰。时至今日,这两条电缆仍运行良好,并且还会在将来继续造福人类。

心灵小语

有的时候,我们不能成功,不是因为能力不够,而是缺少恒心。

记忆填空

1. The__ night, when the ship was moving but four miles an hour and the cable running out at the rate of six miles, the brakes were applied too__ just as the steamer gave a heavy lurch, breaking the cable.

2. Directors were disheartened, the public skeptical, capitalists were shy, and__ for the indomitable energy and persuasiveness of Mr. Field, who worked day and__ almost without food or__, the whole project would have been abandoned.

3. Faith now seemed__ except in the breast of Cyrus W. Field, and one or two friends, yet with such persistence__ they work that they persuaded men to furnish capital for another trial__ against what seemed their better judgment.

佳句翻译

1. 决心已定,他便全身心地投入到这项事业中。