But how does one become a tribologist like me?

但是如何成为像我这样的摩擦学家呢？

You see, I was destined to be a tribologist.

你看，我注定要成为一名摩擦学家。

This is what tribologists are looking to solve.

这就是摩擦学家想要解决的问题。

(Laughter) But you were also a junior tribologist.

（笑声） 但你也是一名初级摩擦学家。

Sounded simple enough, until I started to look at it as a tribologist, and then it became incredibly complex.

听起来很简单， 直到我开始以摩擦学家的身份看待它，然后它变得异常复杂。