▍原文 Chinese mathematician Wang Hong, who was born after 1990, has solved a century-old mathematical conundrum, the dimensional Kakeya conjecture within three dimensions, positioning herself as a potential candidate for the prestigious Fields Medal. In 1917, Japanese mathematician Sōichi Kakeya posed a seemingly simple question: What is the smallest area that an infinitely thin needle can sweep when rotated? This problem is baffling mathematicians worldwide. Notably, no Chinese mathematicians have ever won the Fields Medal since its inception. ▍語言點 1. conundrum /kəˈnʌndrəm/ n. （復雜難解，令人困惑的）謎題 2. conjecture /kənˈdʒektʃə/ n. 猜想 3. Fields Medal 菲爾茲獎（數學領域的最高獎項之一，被稱為“數學界的諾貝爾獎”） 4. position oneself as … 將自己定位為……（強調主動塑造某種身份、形象或地位） 5. pose a question 提出問題（在學術語境中，特指正式、嚴謹地提出具有探索價值的命題，強調命題的奠基性和開放性） 6. baffle /ˈbæfl/ v. 使困惑，難倒 7. ince...