It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance for sport or music, and others are not. However, it is sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or musician.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

The relative importance of natural talent and training is a frequent topic of discussion when people try to explain different levels of ability in, for example, sport, art or music.

Obviously, education systems are based on the belief that all children can effectively be taught to acquire different skills, including those associated with sport, art or music. So, from our own school experience, we can find plenty of evidence to support the view that a child can acquire these skills with continued teaching and guided practice.

However, some people believe that innate talent is what differentiates a person who has been trained to play a sport or an instrument, from those who become good players. In other words, there is more to the skill than a learned technique, and this extra talent cannot be taught, no matter how good the teacher or how frequently a child practices.

I personally think that some people do have talents that are probably inherited via their genes. Such talents can give individuals a facility for certain skills that allow them to excel, while more hard-working students never manage to reach a comparable level. But, as with all questions of nature versus nurture, they are not mutually exclusive. Good musicians or artists and exceptional sports stars have probably succeeded because of both good training and natural talent. Without natural talent, continuous training would be neither attractive nor productive, and without the training, the child would not learn how to exploit and develop their talent.

In conclusion, I agree that any child can be taught particular skills, but to be really good in areas such as music, art or sport, then some natural talent is required.

当人们试图解释体育、艺术或音乐等方面的不同能力水平时，天资和训练的相对重要性是一个经常讨论的话题。

显然，教育制度的基础是相信所有儿童都能有效地学习不同的技能，包括与体育、艺术或音乐有关的技能。因此，从我们自己的学校经验来看，我们可以找到大量的证据来支持这样的观点，即一个孩子可以通过持续的教学和指导性的练习来获得这些技能。

然而，有些人认为，先天的天赋才是区别于那些接受过运动或乐器训练的人和那些成为好手的人的关键。换句话说，除了学过的技术之外，还有更多的技能，这种额外的天赋是无法教给孩子的，无论老师有多好，孩子练习的频率有多高。

我个人认为，有些人确实有天赋，可能是通过基因遗传的。这样的天赋可以让个人在某些技能上获得便利，使他们能够出类拔萃，而更多勤奋的学生却永远无法达到相当的水平。但是，就像所有自然与培养的问题一样，它们并不是相互排斥的。优秀的音乐家或艺术家以及卓越的体育明星之所以能够成功，很可能既得益于良好的训练，也得益于天资。如果没有天资，持续的训练既没有吸引力，也没有成效；如果没有训练，孩子也不会学会如何利用和发展自己的天赋。

最后，我同意任何一个孩子都可以被教给特定的技能，但要想在音乐、艺术或体育等领域真正做到优秀，那么就需要一些天资。