中英释义：
爱迪生说：什么时候可以不用电，只有上帝知道。
Edison said, where this thing is going to stop, Lord only knows.
《透视美国》《America Revealed》
最早使用的煤，用煤发电19世纪，爱迪生发明了电。
And they're still burning the same ancient fuel edison turned to back in the 19th century.
《透视美国》《America Revealed》
但和爱迪生不同的是，如今我们有了很专业的技术以帮助寻找能源。
But unlike Edison, we've got some very impressive technology these days to help with the search.
《透视美国》《America Revealed》
你知道吗，你喜欢把自己比作特斯拉，但事实就是，你跟爱迪生一模一样。
You know what, you like to think that you're just like Tesla, but the truth is you're exactly like Edison.
《生活大爆炸 第十一季》《The Big Bang Theory Season 11》
1882年9月4日，发明家托马斯·爱迪生，启动了美国第一个发电站，给400个电灯供电，供电面积不到1平方英里。
On September 4, 1882, visionary inventor Thomas Edison switched on America's first central power plant, delivering electricity to 400 electric bulbs in less than one square mile of the city.
《透视美国》《America Revealed》
1931年，托马斯·爱迪生悄悄告诉他的朋友亨利·福特，我们就像土地租用人，当我们需要时，砍我们房子周边的篱笆做燃料，自然就是取之不尽用之不竭的能源，太阳，风和潮水。
In 1931, Thomas Edison confided to his friend, Henry Ford, we are like tenant farmers, chopping down the fence around our house for fuel, when we should be using nature's inexhaustible sources of energy, sun, wind, and tide.
《透视美国》《America Revealed》
双语例句
乔治·华盛顿、阿加莎·克里斯蒂和托马斯·爱迪生没有上普通学校。
George Washington, Agatha Christie and Thomas Edison didn't go to ordinary schools.
爱迪生是一个伟大的发明家。
Edison was a great inventor.
爱迪生的发明改变了世界。
Edison's inventions changed the world.
托马斯·爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
爱迪生发明了电灯。
Edison invented the light bulb.
我们在历史课上学习了爱迪生的生平。
We studied the life of Edison in history class.
活动电影放映机是由托马斯·爱迪生发明的。
The kinetoscope was invented by Thomas Edison.
托马斯·爱迪生因发明电灯泡而闻名。
Thomas Edison is famous for inventing the light bulb.
爱迪生的努力和坚持是我们学习的榜样。
Edison's hard work and perseverance are examples for us to follow.
最后，我选择了托马斯·爱迪生公司。
Finally I chose the Thomas A. Edison Company.
原声例句