【英语翻译In1883,acreativeengineernamedJohnRoeblingwasinspiredtobuildaspectacular[壮观的]bridgeconnectingNewYorkwithLongIsland.Howeverbridge-buildingexpertsthroughouttheworldthoughtthatthiswasanimpossiblefeatandt】

　　英语翻译

　　In1883,acreativeengineernamedJohnRoeblingwasinspiredtobuilda

　　spectacular[壮观的]bridgeconnectingNewYorkwithLongIsland.However

　　bridge-buildingexpertsthroughouttheworldthoughtthatthiswasanimpossible

　　featandtoldRoeblingtoforgettheidea.

　　Roeblingcouldnotignorethevisionhehadinhismindofthisbridge.After

　　muchdiscussion,hemanagedtoconvincehissonWashington,an

　　up-and-coming[初崭头角的]engineer,thatthebridgeinfactcouldbebuilt.

　　Workingtogetherforthefirsttime,thefatherandsondeveloped

　　conceptsofhowitcouldbeaccomplishedandhowtheobstacles[障碍]couldbe

　　overcome.Theyhiredtheircrewandbegantobuildtheirdreambridge.

　　Theprojectstartedwell,butwhenitwasonlyafewmonthsunderwaya

　　tragicaccidentonthesitetookthelifeofJohnRoebling.Washingtonwas

　　injured,unabletowalkortalkorevenmove.

　　Everyonehadnegative[负面的]

　　commentsandfeltthattheprojectshouldbescrapped[抛弃]sincetheRoeblings

　　weretheonlyoneswhoknewhowthebridgecouldbebuilt.

　　Inspiteof

　　hishandicap[身体的不便]Washingtonwasneverdiscouragedandstillhadaburning

　　desiretocompletethebridgeandhismindwasstillassharpasever.

　　Hetriedtoinspireandpassonhisenthusiasm[激情]tosomeofhis

　　friends,buttheyweretoodaunted[气馁的]bythetask.

　　Ashelayonhis

　　bedinhishospitalroom,withthesunlightstreamingthroughthewindows,a

　　gentlebreezeblewtheflimsy[薄薄的]whitecurtainsapartandhewasabletosee

　　theskyandthetopsofthetreesoutsideforjustamoment.

　　Itseemedthattherewasamessageforhimnottogiveup.Suddenlyanideahit

　　him.Allhecoulddowasmoveonefingerandhedecidedtomakethebestuseof

　　it.Bymovingthis,heslowlydevelopedacodeofcommunicationwithhiswife.

　　Hetouchedhiswife'sarmwiththatfinger,indicatingtoherthathewantedher

　　tocalltheengineersagain.Thenheusedthesamemethodoftappingherarmto

　　telltheengineerswhattodo.

　　For13yearsWashingtontappedouthisins