014 蒋英实奴隶发明家

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During a time before there were clocks, a slave boy named Jang Youngsil was born

在一个还没有时钟的年代，一个名叫蒋英实的奴隶男孩出生了。

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Even though Youngsil was a slave, he was very talented and bright

虽然英实是个奴隶，但他极有天赋，聪慧过人。

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He could fix anything, and even better, he made fantastic inventions

他什么都会修理，更厉害的是，他还能做出奇妙的发明。

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By the time he was ten years old, so many people had heard of his talent that the government office of Busan decided to hire him

到他十岁时，许多人听说了他的才能，于是釜山的官衙决定雇用他。

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One summer there was a terrible drought in Busan

有一年夏天，釜山发生了严重的旱灾。

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Youngsil thought to himself," If only there was a way to get water from the mountains to the fields!"

英实心里想：“要是能有办法把山上的水引到田里就好了！”

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Suddenly, he had an idea. That was it!

突然，他有了个主意。对了！

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He could make a long pipe that would direct the water from the mountain streams to the farms!

他可以造一条长长的管子，把山溪的水引到农田里去！

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Everyone was amazed. Youngsil had invented an irrigation pipe

每个人都惊叹不已。英实发明了灌溉管道。

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King Sejong heard of Youngsil's amazing pipe

世宗大王听说了英实那神奇的管子。

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" This boy must be a genius!" the king thought

“这个男孩一定是个天才！”国王心想。

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" I must meet him!" King Sejong summoned Youngsil to court

“我必须见见他！”世宗大王召蒋英实进宫。

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When the king met Youngsil, he saw great potential

当国王见到英实时，他看到了巨大的潜力。

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" But first he must learn more," the king said to himself

“但他得先学更多东西。”国王自言自语道。

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The king asked the great astrologer Yoon Saung to be Youngsil's mentor

国王请大占星师尹尚做英实的导师。

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When the king saw that Youngsil was a quick learner, he sent him to China to study astrology

国王见英实学得很快，便派他去中国学习天文。

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Youngsil studied how the Chinese built water clocks, astrolabes, and sundials

英实学习了中国人建造水钟、星盘和日晷的方法。

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He was amazed at the advances in science that the Chinese had made

他对中国在科学上取得的进步惊叹不已。

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" I must use what I have learned here to help advance Korean science," Youngsil thought

“我必须用在这里学到的东西来推动我国的科学进步。”英实心想。

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When Youngsil returned from China, the king told his state ministers that he wished to give Youngsil a government position

英实从中国回来后，国王告诉大臣们，他想给英实一个官职。

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The ministers protested and cried out," But Your Majesty, a slave cannot take a government position!"

大臣们纷纷抗议，高声说道："但是陛下，奴隶不能担任朝廷官职啊！"

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Hwang Hui, the minister of culture and education, stepped forward and said," Talent is more important than social status

礼曹判书黄喜上前一步，说道："才华比身份地位更重要。

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Youngsil deserves this honor!"

英实配得上这份荣誉！"

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The ministers saw the truth in Hwang Hui's statement

大臣们看出了黄喜话中的道理。

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In 1423, Youngsil became a government official

1423年，英实成为了一名朝廷官员。

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Youngsil vowed to use this honor to help his people and his king

英实立誓要用这份荣誉来帮助他的百姓和国王。

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He decided to make a clock

他决定制造一座钟。

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A clock would help farmers know when to plant crops

钟能帮助农民知道何时种植庄稼。

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A clock would make daily life more organized

钟能让日常生活更有条理。

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Youngsil modeled his clock on Chinese water clocks and presented it to King Sejong

英实仿照中国的水钟制作了自己的钟，并将其献给了世宗大王。

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After the king saw Youngsil's marvelous water clock, he commissioned Youngsil to invent an astrolabe

国王看到英实精巧的水钟后，便命他发明星盘。

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A great invention often requires teamwork

伟大的发明往往需要团队合作。

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So, fellow government official Yi Chun worked with Youngsil on the astrolabe

于是，同僚官员李春和英实一起研制星盘。

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After careful research

经过仔细研究，

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they constructed a sphere that enabled a person to measure the angle between a planet or star and the point directly over that person's head

他们制造了一个球体，能让人测量行星或星星与头顶正上方点之间的角度。

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By measuring that angle, scientists could find out precisely where they were located in relation to the rest of the universe

通过测量这个角度，科学家可以精确知道自己相对于宇宙其他部分的位置。

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Youngsil was very happy

英实非常高兴。

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Now people could tell time and study the stars and solar system

现在人们可以报时，也能研究星星和太阳系了。

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However, he was not satisfied with his water clock

然而，他对自己的水钟并不满足。

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" How could I create a clock that would tell time automatically?" he wondered

“怎样才能造出一座自动报时的钟呢？”他琢磨着。

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Youngsil studied automatic clocks invented in China and Arabia

英实研究了中国和阿拉伯发明的自动钟。

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After careful research he created an automatic water clock in 1434

经过仔细研究，他于1434年制造了一个自动水钟。

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The clock worked by letting water drip from a large container into a small container

这个钟的工作原理是让水从一个大容器滴入一个小容器。

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When the small container was full, it pushed a small marble into a big marble, which then caused a bell to ring

当小容器装满时，它会将一颗小弹珠推入一颗大弹珠，从而敲响钟声。

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The king was so pleased with this automatic water clock that he promoted Youngsil to an even higher government position

国王对这个自动水钟大为满意，于是将英实提拔到了更高的官职。

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This was a great honor, indeed!

这确实是一项巨大的荣誉！

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When Youngsil saw the farmers working hard to feed everyone, he decided to invent a device that would predict floods and droughts

当英实看到农民们为了养活大家而辛勤劳作时，他决定发明一种能预测洪水和干旱的装置。

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A jar filled with rainwater gave him a brilliant idea

一个装满雨水的罐子给了他一个绝妙的主意。

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He would make a container that would collect the rain and then measure how much had fallen!

他要做一个容器来收集雨水，然后测量降雨量！

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Thus, in 1441, Youngsil invented the world's first rain gauge

于是，在1441年，英实发明了世界上第一个雨量计。

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Youngsil was proud of everything he had invented

英实为自己发明的一切感到自豪。

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But he knew that his success was because the king had given him a government position

但他知道，自己的成功是因为国王授予了他官职。

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So, he decided to thank the king by making him a carriage

因此，他决定为国王制作一辆马车来表达感谢。

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When King Sejong rode in Youngsil's carriage, however, it broke!

然而，当世宗大王乘坐英实制作的马车时，马车却坏了！

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Youngsil was sent to prison for making a poorly built carriage and was never heard from again

英实因建造的马车质量不佳而被关进监狱，从此便杳无音信。

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Some say the king, who believed in Youngsil, secretly released him

有人说，信任英实的国王悄悄释放了他。

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Some say that Youngsil used his genius to escape

有人说，英实用他的才智逃了出来。

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Others say he died in prison. No one will ever know what became of Youngsil

还有人说，他死在了狱中。没有人会知道英实到底怎么样了。

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Yet we know what became of his inventions

然而，我们知道他的发明怎么样了。

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They contributed greatly to Korean science

它们为韩国的科学做出了巨大贡献。

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Even today, the Jang Youngsil science award rewards talented Korean scientists

即使在今天，蒋英实科学奖仍在奖励有才华的韩国科学家。

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Youngsil's many inventions changed the lives of Koreans

英实的众多发明改变了韩国人的生活。

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Thanks to him, Koreans could farm well and tell time

多亏了他，韩国人才能更好地耕作和知晓时间。

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He was born a slave at a time when status was more important than talent

他生而为奴，在那个时代，身份比才华更重要。

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But Jang Youngsil showed that talent is more important than status

但蒋英实证明了，才华比身份更重要。

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He is proof that hard work can lead to great success

他证明了勤奋努力可以带来巨大的成功。