Here, a complete mastery of the language, however stupid the children; there, in most cases, even with people otherwise highly gifted, a faulty and inexact command.

Here, a complete mastery of the language, however stupid the children; there, in most cases, even with people otherwise highly gifted, a faulty and inexact command.

一边是完全掌握了语言，不管孩子们有多笨；另一边是没有完美、准确地掌握语言，即使是那些在其他方面天赋很高的人也是如此。