A biographer is a person who writes the story of someone else’s life. That book (or long piece of writing) is a biography. The biographer gathers facts, letters, interviews, and then tries to make a picture of the person — not only what they did, but what it felt like to be them, as far as anyone can know.

A biographer is a person who writes the story of someone else's lifebiographer是替別人寫下一生故事的人。 That book (or long piece of writing) is a biography那本書（或那篇長文）就叫a biography傳記。 The biographer gathers facts, letters, interviewsbiographer會蒐集事實、書信、訪談 and then tries to make a picture of the person，然後試著描繪出這個人的樣貌 not only what they did, but what it felt like to be them, as far as anyone can know——不只是這個人做了什麼，還包括當這個人是什麼感覺，盡可能地還原。

Some biographers are careful and fair; some fall in love with their subject, or quietly against them, and the book shows it. Though actually, no biographer can put a whole life on the page; they always choose.

Some biographers are careful and fair有些biographer寫得很謹慎、公正 some fall in love with their subject, or quietly against them，有些則不知不覺愛上自己筆下的人物，或是暗暗對他們有意見 and the book shows it，這些都會反映在書裡。 Though actually, no biographer can put a whole life on the page不過其實沒有任何biographer能把一個人的一生完整寫進書裡 they always choose，他們永遠都在做取捨。

The word is neutral and a bit formal, the ordinary name for the job.

The word is neutral and a bit formal這個字語氣中性，也有點正式 the ordinary name for the job，就是這份工作一般的稱呼。

If you write your own life, that is an autobiography, and you are an autobiographer — close, but not the same. A biologist studies living things; that is a different bio- word entirely.

If you write your own life如果你寫的是自己的人生 that is an autobiography, and you are an autobiographer，那叫an autobiography自傳，你就是an autobiographer自傳作者 close, but not the same——很接近，但不是同一回事。 A biologist studies living thingsa biologist生物學家研究的是生物 that is a different bio- word entirely，那是完全不同的另一個bio-開頭的字。