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【12】莱德曼说，想象力对于科学家而言也同样重要。 Equally important, says Lederman, is imagination.

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“很多人拥有非凡的见识，他们具备运算和分析能力，

是极为优秀的学生。

\— they have mathematical abilities, they have analytical abilities. They are super students.

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可是我不具备上述任何一种能力却成功了，这说明科

学家一定还需要别的素质。”

But there must be something else, because I don't

have any of those, and I'm successful.\

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【13】在他看来，想象力意味着一种宣称自己敢为人先的能力。“瞧，有500个绝顶聪明的人也在关注你

正在试图解决的难题。

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By imagination, he says, he means the ability to say, \

the same problem you're looling at.

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既然至今还是一个难题，又没谁能解决它，那么这个难题一定存在这500个人所没能看到的某一面，它会

是什么呢？

Since it's still a problem, not one of those guys has gotten it. Therefore this problem must have some side to it that none of those 500 guys has

seen. What could it be?

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我知道在下一个10年内我们将会攻克这一难题，可是，

为什么我不能在今晚来设法解决它呢？

I know we're going to solve this problem within the next ten years, so why can't I do it tonight?\

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【14】“我相信想象力不仅是一种能力，而且几乎可以说是一种不同寻常的思维选择——以及一种努力与尝试，就像那个敢说国王没穿衣服的小孩一样勇于揭

示真理。”

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\think it's not only the ability but almost the preference for thinking unconventionally — and trying hard to identify with the little kid who

said the emperor has no clothes.\

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【15】此外，莱德曼认为，对于今天的科学家来说，具有成为“团队中的一员”的观念非常重要。

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In addition, Lederman feels it's important for today's scientist to be \

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在费米实验室工作，“你需要这些庞大的合作关系——如果你是一个合群的人，这会让你受益无穷、收

获颇丰”。

In the kind of experiments conducted at Fermilab, \— and it's helpful if you're social person. You get more out

of it.\

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【16】这种交际活动也能帮助科学家开阔视野，使他们不拘泥于自身的基础领域——尽管基础领域乃现代

科学的一个重要组成部分。

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That sort of sociability also helps broaden scientists beyond their basic field — an

important part of modern science.

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