In my emerging worldwide, the logic and rational thinking demanded by mathematics were skills that could be used to master any subject. There was a hierarchy of intelligence: however good you were at mathematics, that's how good you could be at other subjects --- biology, chemistry, history, even languages.
在他嶄新的世界觀中，數學所要求的邏輯與理性思維是一種技能，可以用來掌握任何學科。智慧存在一個等級體系：你的數學有多好，你在其他學科——生物、化學、歷史，甚至語言——就能有多出色。
Hood Canal is a natural fjord, not a canal, that sits between the Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains in Mason County, Washington.
fjord: a long narrow area of sea between high cliffs
lug: to carry or drag something heavy with a lot of effort
lodge: a small house in the country where people stay when they want to take part in some types of outdoor sport
leap: to jump high or a long way
distinctly: in a way that shows a quality that is easy to recognize
also-ran: a person who is not successful, especially in a competition or an election
camaraderie: a feeling of friendship and trust among people who work or spend a lot of time together
cheerio: goodbye
dub: to give somebody/something a particular name, often in a humorous or critical way
spearhead: a person or group that begins an activity or leads an attack against somebody/something
relish: to get great pleasure from something; to want very much to do or have something
infallible: that never fails; always doing what it is supposed to do
elicit: to get information or a reaction from somebody, often with difficulty
chuckle: an act of laughing quietly
gall: rude behavior showing a lack of respect that is surprising because the person behaving badly is not embarrassed
gratuitously: DJ[græˋtju:itəsli] without any good reason or purpose, in a way that may have harmful effects
betray: to hurt somebody who trusts you, especially by lying to or about them or telling their secrets to other people
auditorium: DJ[͵ɔ:diˋtɔ:riəm] the part of a theatre, concert hall, etc. in which the audience sits
mediocre: DJ[ˋmi:diəukə] not very good; of only average standard
exempt: if somebody/something is exempt from something, they are not affected by it, do not have to do it, pay it, etc.
slumped: sitting with your body leaning forward, for example because you are asleep or unconscious
feed your ego: engage in actions or receive experiences, such as praise, success, or validation, that make you feel important, better about yourself, and boost your self-esteem.
weirdo: DJ[ˋwiədəu] a person who looks strange and/or behaves in a strange way
up-and-coming: likely to be successful and popular in the future
outscore: to score more points than
"To be borne out" means to be confirmed, substantiated, or proven true by evidence or facts.
Bill Gates "Source Code"
Online Dictionaries Used:
hk.dictionary.search.yahoo.com
www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
www.merriam-webster.com
Some explanations are provided by Google AI Overview.
Translated with the help of Microsoft Copilot and edited.
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