科學家的思維模式

    Science grabbed me in part because if fit my need for order and organization and offered the kind of reassuring, satisfying framework I'd already found in math. It also appealed to my hyper-rational sense of the world. At its core, science requires a wildly curious mind that can tame itself with discipline and skepticism. I liked how scientists think, constantly asking themselves, "How do I know?" and "How might I be wrong?"

    科學吸引了我，部分原因是它符合我對秩序與組織的需求，並提供了一種我在數學中早已找到的、令人安心且滿足的框架。它也迎合了我對世界極度理性的看法。從本質上說，科學需要一顆極度好奇的心，同時能以紀律與懷疑精神來約束自己。我喜歡科學家的思維方式——他們不斷問自己：「我怎麼知道的？」以及「我可能錯在哪裡？」

nightwatchman: a man whose job is to guard a building such as a factory at night

German shepherd: a large dog, often trained to help the police, to guard buildings or (especially in the US) to help blind people find their way

smart-aleck: a person who thinks they are very clever and likes to show people this in an annoying way

devil-may-care: cheerful and not worried about the future

facade: the way that somebody/something appears to be, which is different from the way somebody/something really is

groan: DJ[grəun] to make a long deep sound because you are annoyed, upset or in pain, or with pleasure

conspicuously: ​in a way that is easy to see or notice, or that is likely to attract attention

declension: a set of nouns, adjectives or pronouns that change in the same way to show case, number and gender

Latin declension is the set of patterns according to which Latin words are declined—that is, have their endings altered to show grammatical case, number and gender.

lingering: slow to end or disappear

harness: to control and use the force or strength of something to produce power or to achieve something

theorem: DJ[ˋθiərəm] a rule or principle, especially in mathematics, that can be proved to be true

if something complicated or difficult to understand falls or slots into place, it becomes organized or clear in your mind

scaffolding: a system or framework of support provided by an instructor to help a student reach the next level of learning

goofy: silly; stupid

revelation: a fact that people are made aware of, especially one that has been secret and is surprising

"To put off reading" can mean delaying reading for a later time,

planarian: any of various dark-colored freshwater triclad flatworms (family Planariidae) with two eyespots and a triangular head

notion: an idea, a belief or an understanding of something

head first: ​without thinking carefully about something before acting

engaging: interesting or pleasant in a way that attracts your attention

blot out: to deliberately try to forget an unpleasant memory or thought

payoff: an advantage or a reward from something you have done

blossom: DJ[ˋblɔsəm]

intuit: to know that something is true based on your feelings rather than on facts, what somebody tells you, etc.

pounce on: to quickly notice something that somebody has said or done, especially in order to criticize it

frantic: done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized

notion: ​an idea, a belief or an understanding of something

rote: the process of learning something by repeating it until you remember it rather than by understanding the meaning of it

decent: of a good enough standard or quality

upend: overcome

sip: ​to drink something, taking a very small amount each time

devise: to invent something new or a new way of doing something

fizzy: ​(of a drink) having bubbles of gas in it

slog: a period of hard work or effort

plodding: working or doing something slowly and steadily, especially in a way that other people think is boring

strip away: to remove (something that covers a surface) : to pull pieces of a covering away from a surface

monomania: too much interest in or enthusiasm for just one thing so that it is not healthy

esoteric: ​likely to be understood or enjoyed by only a few people with a special knowledge or interest

clarinet: a musical instrument of the woodwind group. It is like a pipe in shape and has a reed and a mouthpiece at the top that you blow into.

delight: a feeling of great pleasure

pyrotechnician: an expert in working with fireworks

concoct: to prepare by combining raw materials

tame: to make an emotion, an organization, a situation, etc., less powerful or easier to control

skepticism: an attitude of doubting that claims or statements are true or that something will happen

impressionable: (of a person, especially a young one) easily influenced or affected by somebody/something

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Online Dictionaries Used:

hk.dictionary.search.yahoo.com

www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

www.merriam-webster.com

Some explanations are provided by Google AI Overview.

Translated by Microsoft Copilot