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第二十四天 美文晨讀 Genius may not be necessary, though even genius of the highest sort does not disdain the use of these ordinary qualities. The very greatest men have been among the least believers in the power of genius, and as worldly wise and persevering as successful men of the moner sort. Some have even defined genius to be only mon sense intensified. A distinguished teacher and president of a college spoke of it as the power of making efforts. John Foster held it to be the power of lighting one’s own fire. Buffon said of genius it is patience. Ⅰ . 短語翻譯 1. natural balance _________________. 2. with ease ______________________. 3. special discount _________________. 4. go back to _____________________. 5. no bigger than __________________. Ⅱ . 語法填空 One day the king of the Gods, Zeus, decided that he would populate the world with women as well as men. So he ordered Hephaistos, the God of crafts, __6__(create) the first woman. Hephaistos thought a great deal and eventually came up__7_ a solution using water and earth. The first woman39。s arrival on the earth was the opportunity for a splendid party and the gods decided to celebrate by giving her some presents. So they each gave her one talent: for example, Aphrodite,the Goddess of love, gave her beauty; Apollo, the God of music, gave her musical ability; and Hermes, the messenger of the Gods, gave her persuasion. As a result Zeus decided that she would be called Pandora, which means“ all173。gif