Betty is a biologist. She studies brain diseases that come along with aging. Her job is not an easy one. She is trying to understand what goes wrong with the brain over time, and how people can age in a healthy way. It is very important, especially when people are living a longer life now.
中文翻译：贝蒂是一名生物学家。她研究与衰老相关的脑部疾病。她的工作并不轻松。她正试图弄清楚随着时间推移，大脑会出现哪些问题，以及人们如何才能健康地老去。这一点至关重要，尤其是在人们如今寿命更长的情况下。
Betty does not have a natural gift (天赋) for math. She never thought that she could be a scientist one day when she was little. Now, she has got a doctor’s degree in biology and become a famous medical researcher. Betty has made it partly because she is curious about everything. This is a very important quality for a scientist. Another reason is that she is a creative thinker. “After all, science is all about problem-solving,” Betty said.
中文翻译：贝蒂在数学方面没有天赋。小时候，她从未想过自己有朝一日能成为一名科学家。如今，她已经取得了生物学博士学位，成了一名知名的医学研究员。贝蒂能取得这样的成就，部分原因是她对一切事物都充满好奇心。这对一名科学家来说，是非常重要的品质。另一个原因是她具有创造性思维。贝蒂说：“毕竟，科学的本质就是解决问题。”
Betty thinks the best part of her research is trying out an idea to see if it will work. Her heart is filled with joy when her idea is proved right and accepted by other scientists. But when things don’t go smoothly as she plans, she feels no disappointment. She says mistakes may lead to a new idea.
中文翻译：贝蒂认为她研究工作中最棒的部分，就是将一个想法付诸实践，看它是否可行。当她的想法被证明是正确的，并且得到其他科学家的认可时，她的心里就会充满喜悦。但当事情没有像她计划的那样顺利进行时，她也不会感到失望。她说，错误可能会催生新的想法。
Few are born to be a scientist. According to Betty, curiosity and creativity play the biggest role.
中文翻译：很少有人天生就是科学家。贝蒂认为，好奇心和创造力才是起决定性作用的因素。
核心词串
1. a biologist
一名生物学家
2. study brain diseases
研究脑部疾病
3. come along with
伴随……而来
4. aging
衰老；变老
5. over time
随着时间的推移
6. age in a healthy way
健康地变老
7. live a longer life
活得更久
8. have a natural gift for math
有数学方面的天赋
9. get a doctor's degree
获得博士学位
10. in biology
生物学领域
11. become a famous medical researcher
成为一名著名的医学研究者
12. be curious about everything
对一切事物充满好奇
13. a very important quality
一种非常重要的品质
14. a creative thinker
一名创造性思考者
15. after all
毕竟；终究
16. problem-solving (n./adj.)
解决问题（名词/形容词）
17. the best part of her research
她研究中最精彩的部分
18. try out an idea
尝试一个想法
19. be filled with joy
充满喜悦
20. be proved right
被证明是正确的
21. be accepted by somebody
被某人接受
22. go smoothly
进展顺利
23. feel disappointment
感到失望
24. lead to a new idea
引出一个新想法
25. be born to be a scientist
天生就是一名科学家
26. curiosity and creativity
好奇心与创造力
27. play the biggest role
扮演最重要的角色；起最大作用
