治療皮膚癌的肥皂
Pete and Molly are students studying chemistry at university. They are having a conversation.
皮特和茉莉是大學的化學系學生。他們正在聊天。
chemistry(n.)化學
Pete: Have you heard about Time’s 2024 Kid of the Year, Molly?
皮特：茉莉，你有聽說過《時代》雜誌2024 年的年度兒童嗎？
Molly: No, I haven’t. Who is it?
茉莉：沒有，我沒有聽說過。是誰呢？
Pete: It’s a 15-year-old named Heman Bekele. He’s working on a special soap that might help treat skin cancer.
皮特：是一位15歲的少年，叫做赫曼·貝克勒。他正在研究一種特殊的肥皂，可能有助於治療皮膚癌。
work on sth. 致力於某事、正在做某件事a bar of soap一塊肥皂treat(v.)治療treatment(n.)治療
Molly: Really? That sounds incredible! How did he come up with that?
茉莉：真的嗎？聽起來很不可思議！他是怎麼想到的？
come up with 想到、想出
Pete: He started doing chemistry experiments when he was four. He discovered that soap could be used to deliver a cancer-fighting drug.
皮特：他從四歲就開始做化學實驗。他發現肥皂可以用來傳遞抗癌藥物。
experiment(n.)實驗cancer-fighting(adj.)抗癌的fight against the cancer對抗癌症
Molly: That’s amazing! Is he working with other scientists now?
茉莉：太神奇了！他現在有和其他科學家合作嗎？
Pete: Yes, he won a big prize to support his research, and now he’s working in a lab with other scientists.
皮特：有的，他贏得了一個大獎來支持他的研究，現在他和其他科學家一起正在實驗室做研究。
win a prize得獎research(n.)研究
Molly: It’s great to see young people making a difference to society.
茉莉：看到年輕人對社會有所貢獻真是太好了。
make a difference to 改變、影響某事情
Pete: Absolutely. It’s impressive to see what he’s achieved at such a young age.
皮特：就是啊。看到他在這麼年輕的時候就取得這樣的成就，真是令人印象深刻。
achieve(v.)實現、達成(目標等)、取得(成就)