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Marie Curie
玛丽·居里
Marie Curie was a Polish-born French physicist, known for her research of radioactive chemicals.
玛丽·居里是一位出生于波兰的法国物理学家，以研究放射性化学物质而闻名。
She was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1867, the youngest of five children in her family.
她于1867年出生在波兰的华沙，是家里五个孩子中最小的一个。
Growing up, Curie was smart and curious, and dreamed of getting a university degree.
从小到大，居里夫人聪明且好奇心强，梦想着拿到大学学位。
However, the University of Warsaw only admitted male students at the time.
然而，当时华沙大学只招收男性学生。
In order to get her degree, Curie moved to Paris.
为了拿到学位，居里搬到了巴黎。
She studied physics at Sorbonne University, and later received another degree in math.
她在索邦大学学习物理，后来又获得了一个数学学位。
After her education, Curie went on to become a scientist.
毕业后，居里夫人进而成为一名科学家。
While working with a mineral known as pitchblende, Curie discovered a new chemical property, which we now know as radioactivity.
在研究一种名为沥青铀矿的矿物时，居里夫人发现了一种新的化学性质，我们现在称其为放射性。
She also discovered two new elements, which she called polonium and radium.
她还发现了两种新元素，她称之为钋和镭。
Because of these scientific discoveries, Curie became the first person to ever win two Nobel Prizes.
由于这些科学发现，居里夫人成为第一个获得两项诺贝尔奖的人。
Curie died in 1934 from an illness caused by her exposure to radiation.
居里夫人于1934年死于辐射引起的疾病。
However, her research has helped modern scientists develop treatments for cancer, and she is still seen as one of the greatest scientists of all time.
然而，她的研究帮助现代科学家开发了治疗癌症的方法，她也依然被视为有史以来最伟大的科学家之一。
