I tried to get in their heads, understand their minds, the nature of their genius. I sort of felt I was seeing things that they had in common, and there were things that had to do with aloneness. They all had the ability to concentrate with a sort of intensity that is hard for mortals like me to grasp.
我希望能够潜入他们的内心，了解天才的思想和本质，我感觉我发现了他们的共同点，他们的个性中带有一种“孤独感”。他们都能全神贯注于一件事，这种专注度是我们常人难以企及的。
►Intelligent people are flexible and able to thrive in different settings.
聪明的人具有灵活性，能够适应不同的环境。
►They understand how much they don't know.
他们知道自己所了解的还远远不够。
►Intelligent people let themselves become fascinated by things others take for granted.
高智商的人会对别人认为理所当然的事物着迷。
►They're open-minded. Smart people don't close themselves off to new ideas or opportunities.
他们保持开放的心态。聪明的人不会拒绝新的想法和机会。
►They like their own company.
他们喜欢独处。
►They have high self-control.
他们高度自律。
►Highly intelligent people tend to have a great sense of humor.
高智商的人往往都有很强的幽默感。
►Smart people can almost feel what someone is thinking or feeling.
聪明人与别人的想法/感受高度共情。
本期重难点单词小结：
| intensity | n. 强烈，强度 |
| concentrate | v. 集中，专心，浓缩 |
| intelligent | adj. 聪明的，智能的 |
| tend | v. 趋向，易于，照料，护理 |
| flexible | adj. 灵活的，易弯曲的，柔韧的，可变通的 |
| understand | vt. 理解，懂，听说，获悉，将 ... 理解为，认为 |
| thrive | vi. 兴旺，繁荣，茁壮成长 |
| smart | adj. 聪明的，时髦的，漂亮的，敏捷的，轻快的，整洁的 |
| genius | n. 天才，天赋 |
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