Despite battling a debilitating disease, his indomitable spirit saw him scale the heights of scientific achievement, transforming our understanding of the universe.

尽管与令人衰弱的疾病作斗争，但他不屈不挠的精神使他登上了科学成就的顶峰，改变了我们对宇宙的理解。

By the age of 21, he had already scaled the heights in the academic world.

【scale】他在 21 岁的时候就已经登上了学术界的高峰。

By the 9th of November, the First Army had scaled the heights and was racing down them in pursuit of the retreating Germans.

到 11 月 9 日，第一集团军已登上高地，并迅速冲下高地，追击撤退的德军。