
The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.

1. be a mark of something 解释为“某件事或人的特质”。例:The ability to perform well under pressure is the mark of a true champion. (在压力下表现良好,是一个真正赢家的特质。)
2. 阿瑟·库斯勒(Arthur Koestler,1905-1983)为匈牙利裔英国作家及记者,他因写了反极权主义小说《中午的黑暗》(Darkness at Noon)而闻名世界。