不过，这仍然回避了问题的实质：为什么有的孩子更善于拿着单词卡片刻苦钻研？
But that still begs the question: Why were some kids better at drilling themselves with note cards?
有志向的年轻经济学者必须证明他们比对手更善于攀登，而攀登什么则是次要的问题。
Ambitious young economists must prove that they are better climbers than their rivals. What they climb is a secondary concern.
然而，那些学习了音乐的数学家们更善于用审慎的眼光来看待他们的学科，看看其中会不会有什么遗漏或者缺陷的地方可以改进。
Mathematicians who learn music, though, are more likely to cast an ironic eye upon their craft, and look for flaws and opportunity in its cracks and crannies.
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