Most people I meet have some English ability, but the ones who work hard at it really stand out from the crowd.
我遇到的多数人都会点英语,但只有那些刻苦学习的人才鹤立鸡群,给我深刻印象。
in short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
总之,主人公是一个自相矛盾,又与他的拓荒环境相矛盾的人物。