Society has a curious attitude towards inventors. Their brilliance over the centuries touches all of our lives in countless ways, yet we mostly take their efforts for granted. Indeed, more often than not in Britain we caricature them as eccentric boffins, like Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. This ambivalence is a mistake; to me, they are perhaps the greatest heroes of all.
社会对待发明家的态度很奇怪。几个世纪以来，他们的智慧以无数不同的方式触及我们生活的方方面面，然而，我们却通常把他们的努力看成是理所当然的事情。实际上，在英国，我们往往把他们描绘为古怪的科学家，就像《飞天万能车》(Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)中的卡拉克塔克斯•鲍茨(Caractacus Potts)。这种矛盾的心理是一个错误；在我看来，他们可能是最伟大的英雄。
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