People say intelligence is a lot more attractive than beauty.I often ask people if they would prefer a partner who is intelligent or good looking.They almost always say they want someone who is intelligent.I wonder why it is some of us are so intelligent and others aren't.Surely we are all born with a similar level of intelligence.I'm not really sure how intelligent I am.Sometimes I think I'm intelligent, but then I do something really dumb.Or I meet someone who is super-brainy who makes me feel unintelligent.One day, I'm going to take one of those intelligence tests to measure my IQ.Another thing I don't get about intelligence is how people think our leaders are so intelligent, but then the leaders do such stupid things.Do intelligent people start wars?
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Intelligence
People say intelligence is a lot more attractive than beauty.
知性は美よりもはるかに魅力的だと人々は言います。
I often ask people if they would prefer a partner who is intelligent or good looking.
私はよく人々に、彼らが知的なまたは格好良いパートナーを好むかどうか尋ねます。
They almost always say they want someone who is intelligent.I wonder why it is some of us are so intelligent and others aren't.
なぜ私たちの何人かがとても頭がよく、他の人はそうではないのだろうか。
Surely we are all born with a similar level of intelligence.I'm not really sure how intelligent I am.
私がどれほど賢いかわからない。
Sometimes I think I'm intelligent, but then I do something really dumb.Or I meet someone who is super-brainy who makes me feel unintelligent.One day, I'm going to take one of those intelligence tests to measure my IQ.
いつか、これらのインテリジェンステストの1つでIQを測定します。
Another thing I don't get about intelligence is how people think our leaders are so intelligent, but then the leaders do such stupid things.
私が知性について得ないもう一つのことは、人々がどのように私たちのリーダーがとても知性的であると思うかですが、リーダーはそのような愚かなことをします。
Do intelligent people start wars?
