If I asked you were it possible for you to become smarter than you've ever been, I think we could agree that you could work hard, study, learn, and practice more than you ever had.

如果我再问你，对你来说是否可能变得比以前更加聪明，我想我们也会认为：你可以比以前更加努力地工作，学习和锻炼。

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I had already discovered that a convent-school education was not at all adequate, and that it would take me at least three more years of hard study before being able to enter any college at all.

我已经发现在女隐修会学校的教育远远不够，要想上大学，自己至少得再努力三年才行。

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Examples : "I know the exam is graded based on performance, but you should give me an A. My cat has been sick, my car broke down, and I've had a cold, so it was really hard for me to study!"

示例：“我知道考试分数是按照答题情况给的，但是您应该给我一个A。 我的猫病了，车坏了，我还感冒了，我仍然坚持学习真是太艰苦了！”

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