Using Computers to Find New Medicine
利用電腦尋找新藥
Introduction
Scientists used computers to find new medicines. These medicines kill bad bacteria.
科學家利用電腦來尋找新藥。這些藥物可以殺死有害細菌。
Main Body
Many old medicines come from nature. For a long time, these medicines worked well. Now, some bacteria are too strong. The old medicines do not work anymore.
許多舊藥來自大自然。長期以來，這些藥物效果良好。但現在某些細菌變得太強，舊藥不再有效。
Scientists used a new tool called machine learning. This is a smart computer program. The program looked at things in nature.
科學家使用了一個稱為「機器學習」的新工具。這是一個智能電腦程式，該程式分析了大自然中的物質。
The computer found two new medicines. These medicines are different from old ones. They can kill the strong bacteria.
電腦找到了兩種新藥。這些藥物與舊藥不同，能夠殺死那些強大的細菌。
Conclusion
Computers and nature help scientists find new and different medicines.
電腦與大自然幫助科學家找到了全新且不同的藥物。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Old' vs 'New' Switch
In English, we change words to show if something happened in the past or is happening now. Look at how the text changes:
Past (Finished) Present (Now)
- Used Use
- Worked Work
- Found Find
Quick Rule: If you see -ed at the end of a word (like worked), it usually means the action is over.
🛠️ Word Pairings
Some words always like to travel together. Notice these patterns from the text:
- Bad + Bacteria (A negative description)
- Strong + Bacteria (A power description)
- Smart + Computer program (An ability description)
Tip: To describe something, put the 'feeling' word first and the 'thing' word second.