Marie Curie: The Girl Who Loved Science
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Maria Sklodowska was born in Warsaw, Poland, a city then occupied by Russia.
瑪麗亞·斯克沃多夫斯卡出生於波蘭華沙，那是一座當時被俄羅斯佔領的城市。
#2
Education for Polish people, especially women, was often forbidden.
波蘭人的教育，尤其是女性的教育，在當時經常是被禁止的。
#3
But Maria had a burning desire to learn, so she studied secretly.
但瑪麗亞有著強烈的學習欲望，所以她秘密地學習。
#4
These clandestine lessons took place in private homes, part of a 'floating university' fueled by determination.
這些秘密課程在私人住宅中進行，是受決心所驅動的「流動大學」的一部分。
#5
Marie and her sister Bronya made a pact to support each other's dreams.
瑪麗和她的姐姐布隆尼亞達成了一項協議，要支持彼此的夢想。
#6
Marie would work as a governess to fund Bronya's medical studies in Paris.
瑪麗將擔任家庭教師，以資助布隆尼亞在巴黎的醫學研究。
#7
After Bronya finished, she would then support Marie's education.
在 Bronya 完成學業後，她接著會資助 Marie 的教育。
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For five long years, Marie worked tirelessly, sacrificing her own ambitions and carefully saving every coin.
整整五年，瑪麗不懈地工作，犧牲了自己的抱負，並小心翼翼地省下每一分錢。
#9
At the age of 24, Marie finally arrived in Paris, ready to begin her studies.
在 24 歲時，瑪麗終於抵達了巴黎，準備開始她的學業。
#10
She enrolled at the Sorbonne to study physics, attending every lecture hall.
她註冊進入索邦大學學習物理，並出席每一場講座。
#11
Her attic room was freezing in the winter, and she was often too poor to eat properly.
她的閣樓房間在冬天非常寒冷，而且她經常窮到無法正常進食。
#12
Despite the poverty, Marie was happy; she was finally free to learn.
儘管生活貧困，瑪麗卻很快樂；她終於可以自由地學習了。
#13
In Paris, Marie met Pierre Curie, a brilliant but quiet French physicist.
在巴黎，瑪麗遇見了皮耶·居禮，一位才華橫溢但安靜的法國物理學家。
#14
They quickly bonded over their shared passion for science and research.
他們很快就因為對科學和研究的共同熱情而建立了深厚的連結。
#15
Pierre proposed marriage, recognizing a kindred spirit in Marie.
皮耶提出了求婚，因為他在瑪麗身上看見了志同道合的靈魂。
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They married in a simple ceremony, and Marie wore a practical dark blue dress that she could also wear in the laboratory.
他們在一場簡單的儀式中結婚，瑪麗穿著一件實用的深藍色洋裝，這件衣服她之後在實驗室裡也能穿。