择的事业而忙碌着，去国外留学，也写书和文章。其中一本书引起了我的注意。这是一本小书，介绍了从妇女怀孕到护理婴儿的过程中如何降低死亡率。她给出了一些简单规则供人们遵循，以保持婴儿清洁、健康，免除疾病。她为什么要写那个呢？林巧稚认为哪些妇女会需要这些建议呢？我仔细地看了这篇文章，了解到那是专为农村妇女写的。也许她们在遇到紧急情况时找不到医生。

　　Suddenly it hit me how difficult it was for a woman to get medical training at that time⑫. That was a generation⑬ when girls' education was always placed second to⑭ boys'⑮. Was she so much cleverer than anyone else? Further reading made me realize that ⑯it was hard work and determination⑰ as well as her gentle nature that got her into medical school. What made her succeed later on⑱ was the kindness⑲ and consideration⑳ she showed to all her patients. There was story after story of how Lin Qiaozhi, tired after a day's work, went late at night to deliver\s\up1(21(21) a baby for a poor family who could not pay her.

By now I could not wait to find out\s\up1(22(22) more about her. I discovered that Lin Qiaozhi had devoted her whole life to her patients and had chosen not to have a family of her own. Instead she made sure that about 50,000 babies were safely delivered\s\up1(23(23). By this time I was very excited. Why not study at medical college like Lin Qiaozhi and carry on\s\up1(24(24) her good work? It was still not too late for me to\s\up1(25(25) improve my studies,