Thomas Edison made thousands of wrong attempts before he was able to create a working light bulb.

托马斯·爱迪生在发明灯泡之前，做了成千上万的尝试。

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On June 18, the oldest-known working light bulb in the world will celebrate the 110th year it has burned bright.

六月十八号，世界上已知工作时间最长的电灯泡将庆祝点燃110年。

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The line is enhanced by the old wooden beam above the kitchen table, where we have placed a long continuous line of small light bulbs that provide the ideal working light.

厨房台面垂直上方所悬挂的古旧木制横梁不但增强了厨房空间的线条感，同时，这一设置不仅加强了厨房的收纳功能，而且横梁背面密布的小灯还能增强厨房操作的光感。

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Therefore, middle managers could not resist spending all the money that they were saving through the outsourcing on adding additional quality in their product designs and, most of all, a lot of extra detail: a working light on every table in the restaurant carriage, windscreen wipers on the locomotive, a bit of dirt painted on the bottom of the carriages, etc.

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As I looked down Broadway at the last working traffic light in Manhattan on 27th Street, I heard a pop, then a collective gasp.

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This spring-cleaning moment also brought back how much I appreciate working in light, bright and attractive spaces, the kinds of places where I painted and made jewelry.

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