我少时资质不佳
“When I was young, my aptitude was poor.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你是你
“from them.”
我少时资质不佳
“When I was young, my aptitude was poor.”
总是无法突破
“I could never break through.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In martial arts and scholarly contexts, 'zizhi' represents innate endowment, and overcoming poor talent through perseverance is a respected virtue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
lacking natural talent or aptitude
A modest and standard phrase to describe poor natural ability or intellectual limitations.
in one's youth
A formal or literary temporal phrase meaning 'when I was young'.