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patently - perception A patterning pathology
圖形病狀
Mark had a patently strange pathology; he was obsessed with patterning.
馬克有個(gè)顯然古怪 的病狀：他對圖形 十分著迷。
This meant that he was always looking at the ground when he walked,
這意味著馬克走路時(shí) 總是看著地面，
watching the patterns that were paved there.
他要觀察鋪在地面上 的圖案。
It also meant that he counted obsessively when he walked,
這還意味著他會一邊 走路一邊發(fā)狂地?cái)?shù)數(shù)，
could never break himself away from a pendulum,
永遠(yuǎn)無法離開鐘擺，
and constantly pausing on the street while comparing pedestrians,
經(jīng)常在街上停下 腳步比較行人，
especially during peak hours.
尤其是在高峰時(shí)間。
People would have perceived him as a freak
他早就被人們 視為怪物了。
if he had not had several strong patrons
如果沒有幾位有權(quán)勢 的庇護(hù)人
concerned about helping him in his condition.
想著幫他一把，
They made sure that Mark was not penalized by society!
他們想辦法不讓馬克在 社會上受到不公平對待
When they found him, he was a dejected young man,
他們找到他時(shí)， 他是個(gè)沮喪的年輕人，
prone to depression and without friends or a purpose in life.
容易消沉，沒有朋友， 也沒有生活目標(biāo)。
They knew that there must be some positive aspect to his pathology
他們知道他的病狀肯定 有積極的一面，
and quickly discovered that Mark was an excellent math pedant!
他們很快發(fā)現(xiàn)馬克搞起 數(shù)學(xué)來竟是個(gè) 出色的書呆子!
They even helped him to become a university professor with a wonderful pension.
他們甚至幫助他成為 一名大學(xué)教授，享受著 豐厚的津貼。
While teaching he could penetrate deep into the concepts and patterns of math.
上課時(shí)，他能深入洞察 各種數(shù)學(xué)概念和圖形。
The perception of his peculiar pathology by his peers at university
在大學(xué)里，同事們 將他的古怪病狀
was that it was a gift.
視為一種天賦。
They wished they had a problem with patterning.
他們希望他們有 圖形方面的問題。
Mark's success at university had a very perceptible change on his life.
馬克在大學(xué)里的成功 使他的生活發(fā)生了 可察覺的變化。
He no longer felt like he was a penalty to society,
他不再感覺自己對社會 是個(gè)障礙，
but he was making a contribution.
而是在為社會做貢獻(xiàn)。
He became a happy purposeful man.
他成了一個(gè)快樂 而又有抱負(fù)的人。
And his accounts payable disappeared as he became rich and famous.
隨著他變得富有、出名 那些應(yīng)付賬款統(tǒng)統(tǒng)不見 了。
Last year he even won the Nobel Prize for mathematics!
去年他甚至還獲得了 諾貝爾數(shù)學(xué)獎!
