Thomas Edison was born in 1847, and died in 1931. When he was a child, he was always trying out new ideas. When he was five years old, one day his father saw him sitting on some eggs. He asked his father,"Hens are able to have chicks. Why can't I?"

Young Tom was in school for only three months. His teacher didn't think he was a good pupil, because he asked a lot of strange questions. So the teacher sent him away from school. And his mother began to teach him herself. He became interested in science. He grew vegetables and sold them. With the money he built a science lab.

Years later, he became a great inventor!

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托马斯爱迪生生于1847年，死于1931年。当他小的时候，他总是尝试一些新的想法。当他五岁时，有一天父亲看见他坐在几个鸡蛋上面。他问爸爸：“母鸡能孵蛋，为什么我不能?”

小汤姆在学校只呆了三个月。他的老师认为他不是好学生，因为他总问一些奇怪的问题。因此老师将他赶出学校，而他妈妈开始亲自教他。他对科学很感兴趣。他种了一些菜，然后把菜卖掉。用赚来的钱他建了一个科学实验室。

数年之后，他成为一位伟大的发明家。