15岁少年赫曼·贝克勒研发的特殊肥皂有望在未来防治多种皮肤癌，这项创新或将大幅降低治疗成本，目前皮肤癌的医疗费用高达4万美元以上，而赫曼的肥皂预期成本仅约0.5美元。
Heman Bekele was born in Africa. He remembers seeing people in Africa working in the hot sun without protection for their skin. That made them vulnerable to skin cancer, a disease caused by too much exposure (暴露) to the sun. Treating cancer usually costs a lot. Heman wondered if there was a cheaper way for people to begin to treat the disease. He thought of adding a skin-cancer medicine to a bar of soap. “What is one thing that everyone can use?” Heman thought. “Everyone uses soap and water for cleaning. So soap would probably be the best choice.”
赫曼·贝克勒出生在非洲。他记得看到非洲的人们在烈日下工作，没有保护皮肤。这使他们容易患上皮肤癌症，这是一种因过度暴露在阳光下而引起的疾病。治疗癌症通常花费很大。赫曼想知道是否有更便宜的方法让人们开始治疗这种疾病。他想在一块肥皂里加一种抗癌药。赫曼想:“什么是每个人都可以使用的东西？每个人都用肥皂和水清洁。所以肥皂可能是最好的选择。”
Heman needed help to bring his idea to life. In 2023, he came across the 3M challenge. He sent a video explaining what he had in mind. Soon, he received an invitation to the company’s headquarters (总部). He spoke in front of the judges. That day, he was named the winner. His prize: $25,000. His achievement: inventing a soap that could one day treat and prevent some forms of skin cancer.
赫曼需要帮助来实现他的想法。2023年，他遇到了3M的挑战。他发了一段视频解释他的想法。不久，他收到了公司总部的邀请。他在评审面前讲话。那天，他被宣布为获胜者。他的奖金：25000美元。他的成就：发明了一种肥皂，有朝一日可以治疗和预防某些形式的皮肤癌症。
Since then, Heman has been working on developing his idea. Adult experts are guiding him. One is Deborah Isabelle. “I got really lucky,” she says. “Last year I worked with Heman. He’s an incredible, passionate, very inspiring young man.”
从那以后，赫曼一直在努力发展他的想法。成人专家正在指导他。一个是黛博拉·伊莎贝尔。她说：“我真的很幸运，去年我和赫曼一起工作。他是一个令人难以置信、充满激情、非常鼓舞人心的年轻人。”
It could take years before the soap is available for purchase (购买). But the 10th grader is determined. Over the summer, he spent every weekday in the lab. “It’s absolutely wonderful to think that one day, my bar of soap will be able to have a direct influence on somebody else’s life.”
这种肥皂可能需要几年时间才能买到。但这位10年级的学生已经下定决心了。整个夏天，他每个工作日都在实验室度过。“想到有一天，我的一块肥皂能够直接影响别人的生活，真是太棒了。”
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