这几个单词当“聪明”讲时有什么区别？
intelligent
bright
smart
clever
參考答案:Intelligent 通常指应付新情况和新问题所需的能力和有效地使用推理和推断力的能力：
The most intelligent students do additional reading to supplement the material in the textbook.
最聪明的学生用增加阅读量来补充课本的内容。
Bright 指学习迅速或轻松：
Some children are brighter in one subject than in another.
一些孩子在某课目上比另一科要学得快。
Smart 指快速的领悟力和随时维护自己利益的能力：
The smartest lawyers avoid the appearance of manipulating juries.
最聪明的律师避免让人看上去是在控制陪审团。
Clever 极富理解力的，强调反应迅速或适应性强：
“If I ever felt inclined to be timid as I was going into a room full of people, I would say to myself, ‘You're the cleverest member of one of the cleverest families in the cleverest class of the cleverest nation in the world, why should you be frightened?’” (Beatrice Webb).
“一旦我进入充满人的房间而感到胆怯时，我就会对自己说，‘你是这个世界上最聪明国家的最聪明阶层的最聪明家庭的最聪明成员，为什么你会被吓着呢？’ （比阿特丽斯·韦伯）。
