Scientists wanted to study this material.

VOA: special.2009.07.29

People are just material objects, the sorts of things biologists poke and prod and study.

人只是个物质实体,一个生物学可以钻研的东西

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

And as far as right now, just study hard, learn the material that will help you succeed.

就现阶段来讲，最重要的是勤奋学习，有一些知识是走向成功必不可少的，你要好好学习这些知识。

如果是在考虑留学 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人