英语翻译
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