今天，如果我们说一个人“才高八斗”，就是指他“才华横溢，很有文采”。

Today, to say that a person "haseightdecalitres of talent" is to say that he has a great aptitude3 for writing.

他是一位才高八斗的诗人。

He is a poet of profound learning.

不被自己弄晕，胜过才高八斗。

He that can compose himself, is wiser than he that composes books.

哇，比普通熊男更才高八斗呢。

Oh, smarter than the average bear.

余秋雨才高八斗，但怀春不遇，有点像待嫁的寡妇。

Yu match, but not seen Recently, a bit like the widow to marry.

平庸的才能只是从未得到高分，注意，才高八斗总是得到。

The mediocre talent just never hits the high notes that the top talent hits all the time.

敝人深知布什总统身边有着众多才高八斗的演讲辞写作高手，但不才依然斗胆自荐为总统先生撰文。

I know that President Bush has many extremely competent speech writers but I would like to volunteer for the job myself.

圣经的权威不是来自人间作者的才高八斗，而是来自天上作者的属性使然。

The authority of the Bible comes not from the calibre of its human authors but from the character of its divine Author.