【迷你小對話】
A: She has a certain aptitude for math. When she was a teenager, she was already taking college level math courses.
B: I know! She really has made a lot of accomplishments in the field and her adeptness is amazing.
A: I think she was born with the ability to solve math problems. I myself have toiled year in and year out just to achieve the minimum adequacy.
B: Well, her brilliance in the field of math is rare. You shouldn't compare yourself to her!
A: 她很有數學天賦,十幾歲的時候就上大學級別的數學課了。
B: 是呀!她在這個領域確實取得了很多成績,她的數學才能真是令人驚異。
A: 我想她天生就擅長解數學題。我自己努力了多年才達到最起碼的程度。
B: 她那樣的數學才華是很少見的,你不該拿自己跟她比!
【語言點精講】
aptitude: 才能,天資。
accomplishment: 指通過培訓或教育或得的技能、成就、成績。
adeptness: 由技能和培訓相結合而產生的能力;熟練,內行。
adequacy: 足夠的能力。它的英文釋義是ability that is sufficient but no more than sufficient.
brilliance: 天賦,尤指非后天習得的才華或能力。
year in and year out: 年復一年地;不斷地,始終。