If someone is gifted, they can do one or more things unusually well, and it feels as if they were born with that ability — music, maths, sport, languages — not only from hard practice.

If someone is gifted如果有人是gifted， they can do one or more things unusually well他們有一兩件事能做得特別好， and it feels as if they were born with that ability而且感覺像是天生就有這個能力 — music, maths, sport, languages音樂、數學、運動、語言 — not only from hard practice而不只是靠努力練習。

Schools talk about gifted children: students who learn much faster than the class, or who are very strong in one subject. People also say a gifted speaker, or gifted at drawing.

Schools talk about gifted children學校會說gifted children（資優兒童）：students who learn much faster than the class也就是學得比班上其他人快很多的學生， or who are very strong in one subject或是在某一科特別強的學生。People also say人們也會說 a gifted speaker很有天賦的演說者， or gifted at drawing或是畫畫很有天賦。

It is a compliment, but it can feel heavy, as if the rest of us cannot catch up; some teachers now prefer talented, or they just name the skill.

It is a compliment這是一種稱讚， but it can feel heavy但也可能讓人覺得有壓力， as if the rest of us cannot catch up好像其他人都追不上；some teachers now prefer talented現在有些老師比較喜歡用talented這個字， or they just name the skill或者乾脆直接說出那項技能。

Though actually, gifted has another, newer use, especially in American English: “She gifted him a watch” meaning she gave it as a present. Older, careful English prefers gave.

Though actually不過事實上， gifted has another, newer use gifted還有另一個比較新的用法， especially in American English尤其是在美式英語裡：'She gifted him a watch''She gifted him a watch'， meaning she gave it as a present意思是她把它當禮物送出去。Older, careful English較講究、老派的英文 prefers gave比較喜歡用gave。

The school and ability meaning is still the main one in textbooks, and the one Taiwan students meet as 資優.

The school and ability meaning學校和能力這個意思 is still the main one in textbooks在課本裡仍然是主要的意思， and the one Taiwan students meet as 資優也是台灣學生會遇到、翻成「資優」的那個意思。