双语：比利时9岁神童将从大学毕业最爱科目“电气工程”！

　　4岁，普通的孩子还在幼儿园，他却已经上了小学;6岁，普通的孩子刚上小学，他却已经入读高中;如今9岁，普通的孩子仍在读小学，而他却即将完成大学学业。他就是比利时神童劳伦特·西蒙斯。

　　A child prodigy from Belgium is on course to gain a bachelor's degree at the tender age of 9.

　　比利时的一名神童年仅9岁就将获得学士学位。

　　Laurent Simons is studying electrical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) -- a tough course even for students of an average graduate age.

　　劳伦特·西蒙斯正在埃因霍芬理工大学学习电气工程，这门课程即使对于寻常年龄的大学毕业生来说也是很难的。

　　Described by staff as "simply extraordinary," Laurent is on course to finish his degree in December.

　　劳伦特将在12月取得学位，教员对他的评价是“太超常了”。

　　He then plans to embark on a PhD program in electrical engineering while also studying for a medicine degree, his father told CNN.

　　劳伦特的父亲告诉CNN说，之后劳伦特计划攻读电气工程博士学位，同时攻读医学学位。

　　His parents, Lydia and Alexander Simons, said they thought Laurent's grandparents were exaggerating when they said he had a gift, but his teachers soon concurred.

　　劳伦特的父母莉迪亚和亚历山大·西蒙斯说，起初劳伦特的祖父母说孙子有天赋的时候，他们还以为老人是在夸大其词，但劳伦特的老师们很快就表达了同样的观点。

　　concur[kənˈkɜːr]: vi. 同意;一致

　　"They noticed something very special about Laurent," said Lydia.

　　莉迪亚说：“老师们注意到劳伦特非常特别。”

　　Laurent was given test after test as teachers tried to work out the extent of his talents. "They told us he is like a sponge," said Alexander.

　　老师们给劳伦特进行了一次又一次测试，以了解他的天资有多高。亚历山大说：“老师告诉我们，劳伦特就像海绵一样吸收知识。”