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For two weeks I worked in a lab that studies old water.有两个星期，我在一个小实验室里工作，那里研究旧的水样。 A novice like me had to learn every rule from the start.像我这样的「新手」得从头学每一条规矩。 The room smelled of phosphate and old paper.房间里有一股「磷酸盐」粉末和旧纸的味道。

A thin bacterial film grew on the glass, and I watched it daily.玻璃上长出一层薄薄的「细菌」膜，我每天都观察它。 I found a box from antiquity in a corner, full of notes.我在角落里找到一个「古代」留下的盒子，里面全是笔记。 An old worker told me its story in a short utterance.一位老工人用一句短短的「话语」给我讲了它的故事。 People long ago hoped to replicate clean water with a simple theory.很久以前的人对干净的水有一套理论，他们希望能「复制」它。

They washed every cup for hours; it seemed a small thing.他们花好几个小时洗每一个杯子；这似乎是件小事。 But a badly washed glass can ruin a week of study.但一个洗得不好的杯子能毁掉一整周的研究。 The worker said careful washing was inevitable.那位工人说，仔细清洗是无法避免的。 Inevitably, a novice learns this lesson slowly.「不可避免地」，新手会慢慢学会这一课。

When I read her last letter, I thought about a neural map.读她最后一封信时，我想到了「神经」的图谱。 The work was not elegant, but it was pragmatic.这份工作不漂亮，但很「务实」。 Clean replication was hard, and a neuron does the same slow work.干净的「复制」很难，而「神经元」做的是同样缓慢的事。