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1、Unit4ForceofNatureBarbaraGoldsmith1.WhileIwasateenagergrowingupinNewRochelle,NewYork,IhaduponmybulletinboardaphotoofMarieCuriesittingunderanelmtree,herarmswrappedaroundherdaughters,two-year-oldEveandnine-year-oldIrene.Ididn'tknowverymuchaboutCuriebeyondtheb
2、asics:Sheandherhusbandhaddiscoveredradioactivity.ShewasthefirstpersontowintwoNobelprizes.Shewasbrilliant,single-minded,alegend.Iwasjustagirlwithlittledirection,moredrawntowordsandmade-upstoriesthantoformulasandlabexperiments.2.Lookingback,IthinkIadmiredthat
3、photosomuch,notbecauseofMarieCurieandwhatshestoodforbutbecausesheseemedsoexotic—ormaybebecauseofhowherarmsencircledhergirls.Myownmotherlayinthehospital,recoveringfromagraveinjuryinacarcrash.Iwantedhertoholdme,butshecouldn't.So,instead,IidolizedMarie,whoinmy
4、mindbecamethestrongestandmostcapablewomanintheworld.3.Likeanygirl'sfantasy,minecontainedatleastashredoftruth.MarieCurie'sowndaughtersgrewintoaccomplishedwomenintheirownright,thoughtheirmotherwasobsessivelyengagedinherresearchbeforetheywereborn.Curiewaswhatw
5、emighttodaycallasuper-competentmulti-tasker:Herworkrevolutionizedthestudyofatomicenergyandradioactivity,andshe'soneofapitifulfewfemalescientistswhomschoolchildreneverstudy.Alsoshewasawomandrivenbypassions,fightingbattlesmuchofherlifewithwhatadoctornowwouldp
6、robablydiagnoseasseveredepression.Intheend,hermostbrilliantdiscoveryprovedfatalforbothherandherhusband.4.WhenCuriewas10yearsold,in1878,hermotherdiedoftuberculosis.ThePolishgirlthenknownasManyaSklodowskacarriedonwithherschoolworkasifnothinghadhappened,butfor
7、monthsshe'dfindplacestohidesoshecouldcryhereyesout.5.Atage18,shelandedajobasgovernesstoawealthyfamilynearWarsaw.ShewoundupfallinginlovewithCasimirZorawski,anaccomplishedstudentof19withwhomshesharedaloveofnatureandscience.ButwhenCasimirannouncedthatheandMany
8、awantedtomarry,hisfatherthreatenedtodisinherithim.Shewasbeneathhisstation,poor,acommonnursemaid.Definitelyno.Fouryearsdraggedby.Finally,ManyatoldCasimir,"Ifyoucannotdecide,Icannotdecideforyou."Inwhatst
