Most people believe that the outstanding English of the Pao family's two daughters, Joy and Jenny, must be the result of natural talent, but their mother disagrees. Mrs. Pao emphatically states, "It's not natural talent. Their English, particularly Jenny's, is entirely the result of hard work."
雖說人人都認為鮑家兩個英語呱呱叫的女兒佳慧、佳欣聰慧靈巧，得天獨厚，鮑媽媽卻一直強調她倆「沒有天份，尤其是佳欣，有今天的英語能力全靠努力」。