Child prodigies are hindered by achievement motivation. The drive to succeed is responsible for many of the world’s greatest accomplishments. When we’re determined to excel, we have the fuel to work harder, longer, and smarter. But as cultures rack up a significant number of achievements, originality is increasingly left to a specialized few.
1.hinder：阻碍，妨碍，to make it difficult for something to develop or succeed.可以与hamper做同义替换。
例句：His career has been hindered by injury. 由于受伤，他的事业受到了阻碍。
2.be responsible for：我们对这个表示“为…负责”的短语很熟悉，不过在本段中，这个短语表达了一种必要、因果关系，the drive to succeed正是the world’s greatest accomplishments的必要条件，这里的be responsible for可以理解为“正是A造就了B”。
例句：The floods were responsible for over a hundred deaths.洪水造成一百多人死亡。
3.excel：擅长做某事，胜过他人，to do something very well, or much better than most people.
例句：Rick has always excelled at foreign languages. 里克一向擅长外语。
4.have the fuel to…：这里表示有动力去做某事，可以把这个搭配当作词链儿来一起记忆。
造句：When I think of my next vacation to Paris, I have the fuel to accomplish my work.
5.cultures：这里表示社会，a society that existed at a particular time in history.
6.rack sth up：取得，得分，to get a number or amount of something, especially a number of points in a competition.
例句：He racked up 41 points. 他得了41分。
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