读不懂，请教

[涛清河]

以下为一封推荐信的问题，无法正确把握areas of development，请教大侠：
“Please comment on the applicant's areas of development. What efforts has the applicant taken to show improvement? ”

[蒲苇]

就是缺点或不足的含蓄的讲法。

[geo]

Ask the referees to indicate your effort in the research area you are applying for.

Key things to highlight:
(1) to what extent you know the depeth and width of the research area.
(2) What significant contributions you have done in this area.

Good luck

[蒲苇]

如果你申请的是General Graduate School,geo可能是对的。

我当时申请的是B-School,上下文不同，理解可能也就不一样了。

[vincentyu]

个人认为蒲兄的理解是对的。

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>
What efforts has the applicant taken to show improvement?
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

如果是问研究方向，用“progress” 才合适啊。这问题是问你的推荐人你是否有某方面的技能需要加强，比如动手能力强，但数学功底不够，或presentation skill不够等。推荐人可适当指出你的不足，但要很强调你的improvement，很有潜力等。

[geo]

Maybe this reference is for B-School
for general graduate study application,
Highlighting academic achievements is the most important.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by 两岸:
个人认为蒲兄的理解是对的。

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>
What efforts has the applicant taken to show _improvement_?
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

如果是问研究方向，用“progress” 才合适啊。这问题是问你的推荐人你是否有某方面的技能需要加强，比如动手能力强，但数学功底不够，或presentation skill不够等。推荐人可适当指出你的不足，但要很强调你的improvement，很有潜力等。<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

[涛清河]

Thanks all of you.
I am applying some B-school. It gives several questions. No one talks about shortcoming. So this topic should be about the shortcomings.