' He was beginning to sound like my old careers teacher.

’他开始听起来像我以前的职业老师。

I hated the fact that for my whole school career teachers insisted on telling me in hushed tones how bright she was, as if her brilliance wouldn't mean that by default I lived in a permanent shadow.

我讨厌这样一个事实：在我的整个学校生涯中，老师们都坚持用安静的语调告诉我她有多么聪明，好像她的才华并不意味着默认情况下我永远生活在阴影中。