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By the time Terman was finished, he had sorted through the records of some 250,000 elementary and high school students,
當所有測試結束時，特曼已經得到了250 000名中小學學生的測試結果，
and identified 1,470 children whose IQs averaged over 140 and ranged as high as 200.
其中有1470名學生的智商在140至200之間。
That group of young geniuses came to be known as the "Termites,"
這些年輕的天才成為心理學研究的樣本，這是歷史上最著名的心理學研究之一，
and they were the subjects of what would become one of the most famous psychological studies in history.
他們也因成為“特曼人”（termites)而被人們牢記。
For the rest of his life, Terman watched over his charges like a mother hen.
從這以后，特曼的整個生活都像母雞護著小雞一樣在關注著這些天才：
They were tracked and tested, measured and analyzed.
跟蹤他們，測試他們的智商，評估和統計測試結果，
Their educational attainments noted, marriages followed, illness tabulated, psychological health charted,
記錄他們受教育的經歷、婚姻、病例、心理健康表，
and every promotion and job changed dutifully recorded.
以及毎一次的提拔或者跳槽，這些都要忠實地記錄下來。
Terman wrote his recruits letters of recommendations for jobs and graduate school applications.
特曼還為他們書寫求職推薦信和研究生入學申請的推薦信，
He doled out a constant stream of advice and counsel,
他也會給他們提供一些建議和咨詢。
all the time recording his findings in thick red volumes entitled Genetic Studies of Genius.
所有這些都記錄在他書寫的《天才基因的研究》，(Genetic Studies of Genius)這本厚厚的紅皮書中。
"There is nothing about an individual as important as his IQ, except possibly his morals," Terman once said.
“對個體而言，沒有什么比他的智商更重要，或許只有他的道德除外。”
And it was to those with a very high IQ, he believed,
特曼曾這樣說過，對那些高智商的人，特曼相信他們
that "we must look for a production of leaders who advance science, art, government, education and social welfare generally."
“能成為領袖，能夠促進科學、藝術、政體、教育和社會福利等領域的發展，他們的成就值得我們期待。”
As his subjects grew older, Terman issued updates on their progress, chronicling their extraordinary achievements.
隨著研究的樣本逐漸長大，特曼也及時更新他們的進展，記錄他們杰出的成就。
"It is almost impossible," Terman wrote giddily, when his charges were in high school,
“這幾乎不大可能，”特曼飄飄然地寫道，他開始關注進入中學的樣本，
"to read a newspaper account of any sort of competition or activity in which California boys and girls participate
“如果報紙上報道的比賽或者活動，只要有加利福尼亞的那些男孩或者女孩參加，
without finding among the winners the names of one or more members our gifted group."
在獲獎者的名單中，就不可能找不到一個……或者才幾個我那些天才們的名字。”
He took writing samples from some of his most artistically minded subjects
他從這些樣本中找到一些特別具有藝術天賦的天才書寫的文學作品，
and had literary critics compare them to the early writings of famous authors.
讓文學評論家對這些作品與以往著名作家的作品進行比較，
They could find no difference.
結果這些文學評論家沒發現多大的區別。
All the signs pointed, he said, to a group with the potential for "heroic stature."
所有的證據都表明，特曼說，這是一個能夠成就“英雄業績”的群體。
Terman believed that his Termites were destined to be the future elite of the United States.
特曼相信他的“特曼人”是專為未來美國的精英群體量身打造的。
