They were intensely competitive and were always trying to outdo one another, like mathematicians or physicists today—maybe like anyone who has ever done anything really well.

（注十）他们互相之间激烈比拼，争着超越对方，就像今日的数学家或物理学家一样。 大抵任何卓有成就的人都是这样的。

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To mathematicians, a chair is equivalent to an apple; a mug—at least, one with a handle—is like a doughnut.

对于数学家而言，一把椅子相当于一个苹果；一个杯子——至少是有把手的——就像一个油炸圈饼。

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Kids right out of school have the greatest potential, just like young mathematicians, but they do need how to work for a living.

从学校毕业的孩子们拥有最大的潜力，就像年轻的数学家一样，但是他们更需要知道如何为了生活而工作。

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To Westerners who see China's math students regularly ranking near the top in international comparisons and Chinese mathematicians populating the math faculties at the finest overseas universities, Yau's crusade seems like overkill.

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Arran has said he would like to solve the Riemann hypothesis - a theory about the patterns of prime numbers which has baffled the greatest mathematicians for 150 years.

BBC: Arran Fernandez