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In 1883, a creative engineer, John Roebling, was inspired to build a splendid bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However, experts throughout the world thought that this was 1 . Even so, Roebling could not 2 the idea in his mind. After much discussion, he 3 convince his son Washington, an up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. They hired their 4 and began to build their dream bridge.
Only a few months 5 the project was underway a tragic on-site accident killed John Roebling and 6 injured his son, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to move or 7 . Surely now the project would have to be 8 . Though Washington Roebling lay in his hospital bed, he was not 9 and his mind remained as 10 as it was before the accident. Suddenly an idea 11 him. All he could move was one finger, so he 12 the arm of his wife with that finger, 13 to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. For 13 years Washington tapped out his 14 with one finger until the bridge was 15 completed.
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发表于 2016-7-6 12:01:34