A pathologist is a doctor — sometimes a scientist working with doctors — whose work is to study disease by looking very closely at the body. They examine blood, tissue, or, in some cases, a body after death, to find out what went wrong and why.

A pathologist病理科醫師 is a doctor是一種醫生 — sometimes a scientist working with doctors有時候是跟醫生合作的科學家 — whose work is to study disease by looking very closely at the body工作是靠非常仔細地檢查身體來研究疾病. They他們 examine blood, tissue會檢查血液、組織, or, in some cases, a body after death有時候是死後的遺體, to find out what went wrong and why來找出到底出了什麼問題,還有為什麼

Other doctors then use that answer to treat a living patient, or a court uses it to understand a death. Films love the second picture, so students often think a pathologist only works with the dead.

Other doctors then use that answer to treat a living patient其他醫生接著會用那個答案來治療還活著的病人, or a court uses it to understand a death或者法院會用它來釐清一個人的死因. Films love the second picture電影很喜歡第二種畫面, so students often think a pathologist only works with the dead所以學生常常以為pathologist只跟死人打交道

Though actually, many spend their days on small samples from people who are still alive: Is this lump cancer? What is this infection? They usually do not sit and chat with patients the way a family doctor does; they work in a lab.

Though actually不過, many spend their days on small samples from people who are still alive其實很多人整天都在處理還活著的人身上的小樣本: Is this lump cancer?這個腫塊是癌症嗎? What is this infection?這是什麼感染? They usually do not sit and chat with patients the way a family doctor does他們通常不會像家庭醫生那樣坐下來跟病人聊天; they work in a lab他們是在實驗室裡工作的

The name of the field is pathology. The pathologist is the person who does that work.

The name of the field is pathology這個領域的名字叫pathology(病理學). The pathologistpathologist is the person who does that work就是做那份工作的人