Passage One Benjamin Franklin was bom in 1706 and died in 1790 The philosopher( 哲学家) and writer ,was oneof the most important men in the early days of the Unites States He believed strongly inthe importance of hard work , andhe himself worked hard all his life ,from the time he left school at the age of ten “Poor Richard," a character Franklincreated, summarized Franklin s idea in short sayings Many of Poor Richard s sayings are still remembered today One ofthe most famous is“Early to bed ,and early to rise , makes a man healthy , wealthy and wise," from the essay( 散文)“The Way of Wealth" In the same essay , Franklin talks about the danger of laziness and the value of ambitiousness(抱负) He asks what is accomplished by“wishing and hoping for better times" He says that we can make these times better ifwe try hard enough People who spend all their time just hoping will die without food They shouldn t expect everything tobe easy , or as Poor Richard says,“There are no gains without pains ”Franklin also says that we should work today , not waituntil tomorrow“One today is worth two tomorrow ,”says Poor Richard “Never leave that till tomorrow，which you cando today”1、 The main idea of the text is that,