As a nation, we may be overfunding the quest for unlikely cures.

作为一个国家，我们可能过度投资于寻找不太可能的治疗方法。

As a nation, we may be overfunding the quest for unlikely cures while underfunding research on humbler therapies that could improve people's lives.

作为一个民族，我们可能在寻求不可能奏效的治疗方法上花钱太多，而在更平常的提高人们生活质量的研究上花钱太少。