When I was a kid I was top of the class in maths.I was really good at mental arithmetic and doing sums.Things were easy back then, It was all addition and subtraction, multiplication and division.I knew my times tables like the back of my hand.Then, things got difficult when I was about 14.We had to learn stuff like algebra and geometry and lots of other stuff I can't remember the names of.Suddenly.I wasn't so good at maths any more.I think there were a few reasons for this.One was my maths teacher, another was because I sat at the back of the class, and another was I talked a lot.I still like maths and know I would be good at it again if I studied.I did statistics when I was at university and loved that.
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Mathematics
When I was a kid I was top of the class in maths.I was really good at mental arithmetic and doing sums.Things were easy back then, It was all addition and subtraction, multiplication and division.
Les choses étaient faciles à l'époque, ce n'était que des additions et des soustractions, des multiplications et des divisions.
I knew my times tables like the back of my hand.
手の甲のようなタイムテーブルを知っていました。
Then, things got difficult when I was about 14.We had to learn stuff like algebra and geometry and lots of other stuff I can't remember the names of.Suddenly.I wasn't so good at maths any more.
私はもう数学が苦手でした。
I think there were a few reasons for this.One was my maths teacher, another was because I sat at the back of the class, and another was I talked a lot.
1つは数学の先生で、もう1つはクラスの最後に座っていたからです。もう1つはたくさん話しました。
I still like maths and know I would be good at it again if I studied.
私は今でも数学が好きで、勉強すれば再び上手になります。
I did statistics when I was at university and loved that.
大学にいたときに統計学をやっていて、それが大好きでした。