His mother shook her head and wondered aloud whether life would be easier if he just let the science fair thing drop.
他的母亲摇着头说，她真想知道，如果科学展览会比赛的事情没有发生，是否他的日子会更容易些。
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Drop-out rates in some subjects are shocking: the Royal Society reckons that half of maths and science teachers leave within five years of starting their training.
"We were looking to do something else, when we saw life is not the way we expected it to be," Lyons said. "The most exciting discoveries in science sometimes just drop in your lap.