BBC Learning English 22/10/06 Are artistic brains different? – 6 Minute English

This week’s question
Amadeus Mozart was considered a child prodigy – a young child with very great musical talent. So, how old was Mozart when he composed his first piece of music?
a) five years old
b) ten years old
c) fifteen years old
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Vocabulary
child prodigy 神童、天才児
a young child with very great talent and ability in something

processing 処理
making sense of the information your brain receives about the external world

gist 主旨、要点
general, overall understanding of something, without the detail
get the gist = understand

tips ヒント、助言
useful pieces of advice about how to do something

blown away　圧倒される、ひどく驚く、たまげる、感動する
(informal) very impressed or pleasantly surprised by something

trainable　訓練できる
(US) capable of being taught or trained