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1、Unit4ForceofNatureBarbaraGoldsmith1.WhileIwasateenagergrowingupinNewRochelle,NewYork,IhaduponmybulletinboardaphotoofMarieCuriesittingunderanelmtree,herarmswrappedaroundherdaughters,two-year-oldEveandnine-year-oldIrene.Ididn'tknowverymuchaboutCuriebeyondthebasics:Sheandherhusbandhaddisc
2、overedradioactivity.ShewasthefirstpersontowintwoNobelprizes.Shewasbrilliant,single-minded,alegend.Iwasjustagirlwithlittledirection,moredrawntowordsandmade-upstoriesthantoformulasandlabexperiments.2.Lookingback,IthinkIadmiredthatphotosomuch,notbecauseofMarieCurieandwhatshestoodforbutbec
3、ausesheseemedsoexotic—ormaybebecauseofhowherarmsencircledhergirls.Myownmotherlayinthehospital,recoveringfromagraveinjuryinacarcrash.Iwantedhertoholdme,butshecouldn't.So,instead,IidolizedMarie,whoinmymindbecamethestrongestandmostcapablewomanintheworld.3.Likeanygirl'sfantasy,minecontaine
4、datleastashredoftruth.MarieCurie'sowndaughtersgrewintoaccomplishedwomenintheirownright,thoughtheirmotherwasobsessivelyengagedinherresearchbeforetheywereborn.Curiewaswhatwemighttodaycallasuper-competentmulti-tasker:Herworkrevolutionizedthestudyofatomicenergyandradioactivity,andshe'soneo
5、fapitifulfewfemalescientistswhomschoolchildreneverstudy.Alsoshewasawomandrivenbypassions,fightingbattlesmuchofherlifewithwhatadoctornowwouldprobablydiagnoseasseveredepression.Intheend,hermostbrilliantdiscoveryprovedfatalforbothherandherhusband.4.WhenCuriewas10yearsold,in1878,hermotherd
6、iedoftuberculosis.ThePolishgirlthenknownasManyaSklodowskacarriedonwithherschoolworkasifnothinghadhappened,butformonthsshe'dfindplacestohidesoshecouldcryhereyesout.5.Atage18,shelandedajobasgovernesstoawealthyfamilynearWarsaw.ShewoundupfallinginlovewithCasimirZorawski,anaccomplishedstude
7、ntof19withwhomshesharedaloveofnatureandscience.ButwhenCasimirannouncedthatheandManyawantedtomarry,hisfatherthreatenedtodisinherithim.Shewasbeneathhisstation,poor,acommonnursemaid.Definitelyno.Fouryearsdraggedby.Finally,ManyatoldCasimir,"Ifyoucannotdecide,Icannotdecideforyou."Inwhatst