Most people I meet have some English ability, but the ones who work hard at it really stand out from the crowd.
我遇到的多数人都会点英语,但只有那些刻苦学习的人才鹤立鸡群,给我深刻印象。
Alpine village tended to be impoverished settlements cut off from civilization by the high mountains.
阿尔卑斯山山区的小村几乎全是高山环抱、与世隔绝的穷乡僻壤。