The machine was presented by a medical student named John Augustus Larson.

这台机器是由一名叫做约翰·奥古斯塔斯·拉森的医学生发明的。

An engineer by the name of John Augustus Roebling designed the original Brooklyn Bridge in the nineteenth century.

一位名叫 John Augustus Roebling 的工程师在 19 世纪设计了最初的布鲁克林大桥。

John Augustus Roebling, Washington's father, showed that steel was not only lighter than iron, but also stronger, and this was of course a very important quality when you're building a bridge.

华盛顿的父亲约翰·奥古斯都·罗布林 (John Augustus Roebling) 表明， 钢不仅比铁轻，而且更坚固， 这当然是建造桥梁时非常重要的品质。