Eiffel was born in 1832 in Dijon city in the east of France. He was able to think independently， and imagine freely at an early age. At age 12， Eiffel entered the local royal middle school. At the beginning， his studies were not good， and he couldn’t be admitted to the famous Ecole Polytechnique.

But he was not discouraged. At age 20， with outstanding achievements by hard working he finally was admitted to the tech school to train himself an engineer.

After graduating from tech school， one of Eiffel’s friends recommended him to work as an engineer in Western Railway Bureau. From then on， Eiffel took his career as a structure engineer and made great contribution to human progress with his talent.

In 1860， Eiffel designed and completed famous French Bordeaux Bridge project. The 500-meter-long steel structure was built on 6 piers which went across the river Geelong. The completion of the enormous project made Eiffel well known throughout the engineering field.

With Eiffel’s devotion to studying and his courage to innovation， by using steel and concrete he freed engineering from the “soil” and “wood”. He made great efforts to design the tower， drawing more than 5，000 pieces of paper. These valuable materials as the fruit of the Eiffel’s labor are properly preserved in Paris.

Eiffel， who made miracles in the architectural history， will always be remembered.

埃菲爾1832年出生于法国东部的第戎城。他从小就有独立思考和自由想象的能力。12岁时，埃菲尔进入本地的一所皇家中学学习。开始时他的学业不算好，中学毕业时没能考上著名的巴黎理工大学。

但他并不灰心，刻苦地补习功课，到了20岁那年，终于以优异的成绩考上了培养工程师的技术学校。

技术学校毕业后，埃菲尔经朋友介绍进入西部铁路局担任工程师。从此，埃菲尔踏上了建筑结构工程师的道路，用他的才能为人类进步做出了伟大的贡献。

1860年，埃菲尔设计完成了法国著名的波尔多大桥工程，将长达500米的钢铁构件架设在跨越吉隆河中的6个桥墩上。这项巨大工程的完成，使埃菲尔在整个工程界名声大振。

埃菲尔肯钻研、敢革新。他使用钢材和混凝土，使土木建筑从“土”和“木”中解脱出来。他为设计铁塔付出了巨大的劳动，仅设计图纸就有5000多张。这些宝贵的资料作为埃菲尔劳动的结晶，至今仍被人们妥善地保存在巴黎。

埃菲尔这位在人类建筑史上创造奇迹的工程师，将永远被人们铭记。

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