Peak Introduction

Vocabulary

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dazzle

使感到刺眼/目眩；使倾倒/赞叹。
I was dazzled by the sunlight.
I was dazzled by his charm and good looks.

delve; nuts and bolts

原文：I have delved into the nuts and bolts of what they do and how they do it.

delve into 深入探索，探究
It was always not a good idea to delve into someone's past.
She delved into her pocket to find some change.

nuts 螺母 bolts 螺栓
nuts and bolts 实质性内容: the practical facts about a particular thing, rather than theories or ideas about it.
e.g. When it came to the nuts and bolts of running a business, he was clearly unable to cope.

jump-start

jump-start something to put a lot of energy into starting a process or an activity or into making it start more quickly

From Eric: jump-start本身是用于“电瓶搭车”，即用一辆车给另一辆车的电瓶充电，在这里表示cause to start quickly。例如Reading English books will jump-start your English learning.

innate

天生的，固有的

bestow

赠予；给予

tremendous

巨大的；极好的

dedicate

奉献，献出（全部精力、时间等）
dedicate something to something/doing

buy into

原文：They may be unfamiliar with the concept of cognitive adaptability, but they seldom buy into the idea that they have reached the peak of their fields because they were the lucky winners of some genetic lottery.
(informal) 完全相信
造句：I don't buy into the teleshopping.

buy-in: the fact of accepting a policy or change because you agree with it.
e.g. If you want to make major changes you need buy-in from everyone in the organization.

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Summary

Perfect pitch

• Not innate
• Began musical training at a very young age
• Learning a tonal language

Genes may influence one's achievements

We all have the adaptability of the human brain and body.