Tom was undoubtedly the most intelligent student in the entire school, but whenever the teacher asked him a question for which he was not prepared, he was filled with such nervousness that he would become confused, and something utterly incomprehensible would issue from his mouth as soon as he opened it.
Tom era indubbiamente l'allievo più intelligente di tutta la scuola, ma ogni volta che l'insegnante gli faceva una domanda per la quale non era preparato, era pieno di tale nervosismo che sarebbe diventato confuso, e qualcosa di assolutamente incomprensibile sarebbe uscito dalla sua bocca non appena la avrebbe aperta.