《天才少女》精讲 35玛丽解题成功

Well, for starters, he forgot the negative sign on the exponent¹

首先 他忘了加上指数前的负号

It went downhill from there

后面就讲不通了

The problem was unsolvable

这道题没法解

Maybe this school isn't as great as you think it is

也许这学校也不怎么样

Mary, you knew the problem was incorrect

玛丽 既然你知道题是错的

Why didn't you say anything?

怎么不早说呢

Frank says I'm not supposed to correct older people

弗兰克说我不要去指出长辈的错误

Nobody likes a smartass

没人喜欢自作聪明的人

1 exponent   

n.倡导者，拥护者；代表人物；指数，幂

参考例句：

• She is an exponent of vegetarianism.她是一个素食主义的倡导者。
• He had been the principal exponent of the Gallipoli campaign.他曾为加里波利战役的主要代表人物。