"I succeed him [Benjamin Franklin, as envoy to France]; no one could replace him" (Thomas Jefferson).

“我接替他[本杰明·富兰克林，作为派往法国的特使]；没有人能够取代他”(托马斯·杰弗逊)。

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Soon after the American War of Independence, Benjamin Franklin, one of the five drafter of the "Declaration of Independence, "was sent to Paris as the Minister to France.

美国 独立 战争结束不久，《 独立宣言》五个起草人之一的本杰明·富兰克林被派往巴黎出任驻法公使。

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Adams detested both Franklin and France, where he was initially sent.

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So Franklin's chief task, after France entered a military pact with America in 1778, was to coax more money from Louis XVI.

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Franklin died five years after his return from France.

ECONOMIST: America's Founding Fathers