2 born, natural（天生的）的区别（2015高考全国卷Ⅱ语法填空）
The adobe dwellings (土坯房) built by the Pueblo
Indians of the American Southwest are admired by even the most modern of
architects and engineers. In addition to their simple beauty, what makes the
adobe dwellings admirable is their ability to “air condition” a house without using
electric equipment. Walls made of adobe take in the heat from the sun on hot
days and give out that heat slowly during cool nights, thus warming the house.
When a new day breaks, the walls have given up their heat and are now cold
enough to cool the house during the hot day; at the same time, they warm up
again for the night. This cycle goes day after day: The walls warm up during
the day and cool off during the night and are thus always a timely offset (抵消) for the outside
temperatures. As natural architects, the Pueblo Indians figured out exactly how
thick the adobe walls needed to be to make the cycle work on most days.
这是2015年高考英语全国卷Ⅱ的语法填空题。请问加粗的 natural architects 如何理解？有人把 natural architects 翻译成“天生的建筑师”，这是对的吗？如果是对的，那么它与 born architects 有什么区别？
最佳答案 2021-11-08 11:12
a natural leader/artist/singer/actor/ musician/ athlete/ comedian (=someone who is born with the skill needed to be a leader etc):
Thatcher was a natural leader.
You can also use natural-born in this meaning:
Thatcher was a natural-born leader.
a natural/born leader (=someone who naturally has all the qualities needed to be a leader)
He has the confidence of a born leader.
a born/natural inventor
a born/natural thief
a born writer/athlete/cook/teacher/lecturer/swimmer/musician/salesman/politician/performer/comedian
You' re a born actor!
a born creator of trouble
She's a born optimist.
He was a born mechanic with a flair for design.
She was a born artist.
He was a born peacock.
Her mother was a born worrier.
以上例证全部选于权威词典，碍于繁琐所以没有一一标明出处，请见谅！
natural有很多意义，其中有一个意义相当于born。
从上面的例子可以看出，如果表示某种职业，此时的born和natural可以互换，是一个意思。要注意，born比natural使用范围更广。这里的born是形容词，也可以理解成过去分词充当形容词（见章振邦著作）。
但要注意：
a born loser是惯用法，不可换为natural
你提的问题中，born和natural可以互换，意思一样。
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请看例句：
She's a born teacher / leader. [= she was born with the qualities that make someone a teacher / leader.] 她天生就是做老师 / 领导的料。（《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》p.237）
She's a natural athlete / leader. [= she has natural abilities that make her a good athlete / leader.] 她天生就是当运动员 / 领导的料。（《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》p.1381）
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