It took scientists nearly eighty years to invent a light bulb.

科学家花了将近80年的时间才发明电灯泡。

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"At that time the only way to prevent polio was to invent a vaccine," said Gu.

顾说：“那时候，预防脊髓灰质炎的唯一办法就是发明疫苗。”

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Now he wants to invent other things and also wants to help other young people to become inventors.

现在他想发明其他东西，也想帮助其他年轻人成为发明者。

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Of course, it might be easier for him to invent tricks.

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And so the opportunity and need to invent just like any other startup or entrepreneurial activity remains strong.

因此发明创造的机遇和需要就像,任何创立活动一样，非常重要。

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So if you want to invent, if you want to innovate, failure is part and parcel with that.

所以如果想要发明，想要创造，失败是不可或缺的。

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But the drug's success highlights how difficult it is for pharmaceutical firms to invent new medicines.

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Those who have faith in people's ability to invent and advance have lost a powerful ally.

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Notice that it's easy to invent new abbreviations but hard to make up new pictograms.

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