Marie Curie is probably the most famous woman scientist who has ever lived.
居里夫人大抵是有史以来最有名的女科学家。
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Born Maria Sklodowska in Poland in 1867, she is famous for her work on radioactivity, and was twice a winner of the Nobel Prize.
1867年生于波兰，她因在辐射领域的工作而享誉世界，并且曾两次赢得诺贝尔奖。
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With her husband, Pierre Curie, and Henri Becquerel, she was awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics, and was then sole winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. 她同自己的丈夫，以及Henri Becquerel一同赢得了1903年的诺贝尔物理学奖，又在1911年独自赢得了诺贝尔化学奖。
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Because her father lost his savings through bad investment, she then had to take work as a teacher.
因为他的父亲投资失败而将积蓄付之一空，她不得不成为一名教师。
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From her earnings she was able to finance her sister Bronia's medical studies in Paris, on the understanding that Bronia would, in turn, later help her to get an education.
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In 1891 this promise was fulfilled and Marie went to Paris and began to study at the Sorbonne(the University of Paris).
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She often worked far into the night and lived on little more than bread and buttter and tea.
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It was not until the spring of that year that she was introduced to Pierre Curie.
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Their marriage in 1895 marked the start of a partnership that was sooon to achieve results of world significance.
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