Assim que, eu não era capaz de resolver de momento um problema filosófico ou linguístico
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Assim que, eu não era capaz de resolver de momento um problema filosófico ou linguístico, ao passo que ele podia somar, em três minutos, quaisquer quantias.— Por exemplo...
Thus that, I was not capable of solving in a moment a philosophical or linguistic problem, while he could add, in three minutes, any sums. — For example...
The narrator contrasts his own inability to solve philosophical or linguistic problems with another person's ability to quickly add sums.
The narrator admits his inability to quickly solve abstract problems, contrasting it with another person's ability to perform arithmetic rapidly.
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