Light Bulb
电灯泡
Before the light bulb was invented, there was only a candle to light up a room.
在电灯泡未发明之前,只有蜡烛能照亮屋子。
Finally, in 1879 Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
最终,1879年,爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
The first light bulb lasted only 13 hours.
第一盏电灯泡的寿命只持续了13个小时。
But later Edison developed a new light bulb which lasted up to 1,200 hours in 1880.
但后来,爱迪生在1880年研发了一种寿命能持续1200多个小时的新型电灯泡。