VOA常速英语:美国希望学生选择STEM专业以强大国力

1. images that portray scientists and mathematicians as nerds discouraged teenagers at a time of life when self-image is important.

discourage vt. 劝阻，使……打消念头

My father is a lawyer, and he discouraged me from entering the field.

我父亲是一名律师，他劝我别干这一行。

2. There’s a, there’s you look at programs like the Big Bang Theory and you know scientists are nerds.

nerd n. 书呆子

I picked "nerd" as the word years ago to describe this demographic.
我几年前用“书呆子”这个词来描述这类人群。