Indeed it seems capable of remaining in a chronic condition of subnormal activity for a considerable period without any marked tendency either towards recovery or towards complete collapse.

事实上，它似乎能够在相当长一段时间内于正常活动慢性状态， 而没有任何明显恢复或完全崩溃趋势。

Peter also said he had a crush on the eldest hasty sister and had been rejected, while all the hasty children had mocked Peter for being educationally subnormal, as the British put it.

彼得还表示， 他对家大姐产生了好感，但遭到了拒绝， 而家孩子们都嘲笑彼得在学业上于正常水平，用英国人话说， 就是“教育性能” 。