英语翻译1.Lookingbackonmychildhood,I’mconvincedthatnaturalistarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformus

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　　1.Lookingbackonmychildhood,I’mconvincedthatnaturalistarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.

　　2.BeforeWorldWarI,wespentoursummerholidaysinHungry.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednestdoor.ButIdohaveaclearmemoryofthedogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirds,andaboveall,theinsects.

　　3.Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworldandmyenthusiasmhadledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople'sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle,becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.

　　4.Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist:oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistrequiresnotonlyself-disciplinebuthardtraining,determinationandagoal.Ascientist,uptoapoint,canbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.

　　5.SCORPIONS（蝎子）:PARTOFLOLCALCULTUREINMEXION

　　AmongthenaturalcreaturesthatcanpresentathreattopeopleinruralareasofMexico,oneofthemostprolificisthescorpion.Theserelativesofspidersandtickskilldozensofpeopleeachyearandinjurethousandsmore.But,thestingingarachnidshavebecomeapartofthelocalcultureandtradition.

　　6.IntheDurango(杜兰格)citymainmarket,scorpionsareinevidenceateveryturn.Therearebooks,plaques,keychainsandlampsdecoratedwithdeadscorpions.TherearescorpionimagesonT-shirtandhatsandthereareevencaramelcandiesshapedlikescorpions.Thewholeplaceseemstobeobsesse