More Than Just a Mathematician 我是数学家，我还是..

A series featuring remarkable SAS students who work to embrace their many layers of talent and passion.

这是我们推出的系列文章，讲述我们特色鲜明的上海美国学校学生在各个领域不断接纳自己的各种天赋与爱好.

Marie Lim, Class of ’20, Shanghai American School, Puxi Campus

上海美国学校浦西校区十一年级学生Marie Lim

We hear you have some varied interests that people wouldn’t normally think go together. Can you tell us about these?

我们听说你拥有一些通常被人们认为是不属于同一类的兴趣爱好。你能跟我们讲讲吗？

"I am extremely passionate about math and the whole process of teaching math to others. I am currently taking IB HL Math and am genuinely excited by the challenges that I face in this course. Also, people have started to recognize me as a baker. I use a social media account to share some of the things that I bake, which everyone thought was very odd at first."

我非常喜欢数学以及向其他人传授数学知识。我目前正在修读IB HL数学课程，我对在课程中面临的挑战感到由衷的兴奋。此外，大家还知道我是一位烘焙师。我会用社交账号分享自己的一些烘焙作品，人们一开始认为这非常奇怪。

What do these different interests each add to your life?

这些不同的兴趣爱好为你的生活增添了什么？

"I spend a lot of time tutoring math to my friends and I enjoy participating in clubs that plan to spread the importance of math by appealing to students in an interesting way. Using my talents to help others is extremely valuable to me. For baking, I can spend my free time on those that I love, essentially. It is a way for me to express my love to those that I care about. During this process, I am able to be creative with the cakes and desserts, as I also learn about the science behind some of the baking processes. I honestly think it runs through the family, because my mom was a nutritionist and she is currently the best chef in the family, and my sister graduated Cornell University majoring in food science."

我花了很多时间给我的朋友们辅导数学。我乐于加入各种社团，以有趣的方式让学生对数学感兴趣，从而传播数学的重要性。利用我的才能帮助别人对我来说是非常宝贵的。至于烘焙，我可以利用空闲时间进行烘焙，这是我向自己关心的人表达爱意的一种方式。在这一过程中，我能够发挥创意，制作各种蛋糕和甜点，同时学习一些烘焙过程背后的科学知识。我真的认为这源于我们家的基因，因为我妈妈是一位营养学家，目前是我们家最好的厨师，而我的姐姐则毕于业康奈尔大学食品科学专业。

Does one, in any way, impact the other, or are they very separate uses of your energy?

一个兴趣爱好会不会对另一个产生影响？还是说每个兴趣爱好互不影响？

"When I am busy with my math hobby (that sounds kind of nerdy) I do not get to bake as often because baking is a fun activity that should be done during my free time. I often give up on sleep to bake, because it is a way for me to relieve stress."

在忙着钻研数学的时候（这听起来有些书呆子气），我通常不会烘焙，因为烘焙是我在空闲时间从事的有趣活动。我常常放弃一些睡眠时间去烘焙，因为这是我减压的一种方式。

Do you ever feel pressure to choose between them and just haveonething you love? If so, where does that pressure come from?

你有没有感到二选一的压力，有没有想过只选择一个兴趣爱好？如果是的话，这种压力来自哪里？

"Many consider solving math problems related to school while baking is solely related to having fun. Despite this, I still manage to do both because they are both things I really enjoy."

很多人认为解决数学问题与学习有关，而烘焙只是玩乐。尽管如此，我还是保持了这两个兴趣爱好，因为两者都是我真正喜欢的。

What do you think might be some benefits to being a multi-faceted person?

你认为成为一位“多面手”的好处有哪些？

"I am able to be viewed as someone with many interests rather than someone who is simply obsessed with one thing. I wouldn’t consider myself to simply be “a math person”, but rather a person who is passionate about several things, and that includes sharing her love to others by using her talents."

这能够让我涉猎广泛，而非只专注于一个方向。我并不认为自己只是一位“数学爱好者”，而是爱好广泛，包括利用我的才能向其他人表达我的爱意。

If you were limited, and could only do one, how do you think this would change you as a person?

如果你只能选择一个兴趣爱好的话，你认为这会对你产生什么影响？

"To me, baking was a factor that helped me change how others viewed me. I was known to be a cold person at school and had a hard time overcoming this. When I stumbled across baking in middle school, it allowed me to open up and show everyone that I do love a lot of people. If I didn’t start baking, I wouldn’t have been able to open up to more people and I would’ve stayed in my small bubble. I wouldn’t have been able to help and reach out, and I probably would’ve stayed the same Marie everyone thought I was in elementary school."

对于我来说，烘焙帮助我改变了别人对我的看法。我在学校被认为比较高冷。为了改变这一形象，我做出了很多努力。在初中阶段，我偶然接触到了烘焙，这让我能够敞开心扉，让人们知道我是充满爱意的。如果没有开始烘焙的话，我就不会向更多人敞开心扉，只会待在自己的世界里。我也不会向其他人提供帮助，结交朋友，很可能依旧保持小学阶段的Marie形象。

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