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Natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study.

天赋犹如自然界中的植物一样，需要通过学习加以修整。

For you

Do you often bemoan the lack of talent or complain that why you are not a genius? Do you know what a genius is? Lifelong study with great efforts makes genius. Even if you have natural abilities, you also need pruning by study, just like natural plants. 你常常悲叹自己天资不足或者抱怨自己不是天才吗？你知道什么是天才？终其一生，努力学习的人才能成为天才。即使你有天赋，你也需要通过学习加以修整，就如自然界中的植物一样。

Words and Phrases

prune [pru:n] v. 修剪；删除，削减 bemoan [bɪˈməʊn] v. 悲叹，叹息；为……惋惜

genius ['dʒi:njəs] n. 天才；天赋 gift [gɪft] n. 天赋，才能 gifted [ˈgɪftɪd] adj. 有天赋的

talent ['tælənt] n. 天资，天赋；人才 talented [ˈtæləntɪd] adj. 有才能的，天才的

prodigy [ˈprɒdədʒɪ] n. （年轻的）天才，神童 jEx0omBURw+CoRMIobyjaE8mMnDmy0WPpDskkjTTZrswCD8qJb0zudVvPYSiwxmB