It’s not obvious how the capacity to visualize objects and to figure out numerical patterns suits one to answer questions that have eluded some of the best poets and philosophers.

生詞?

visualize??v. 想象，使形象化；使可見

figure out??算出，計算

patterns?模式

eluded???v. 難倒；逃避，躲避

語句分析：分2段

形式主語：It’s not obvious?

主干：how the?capacity to?visualize?objects?and to?figure out?numerical?patterns?suits?one to answer questions

定語從句：that?have?eluded?some?of the best poets and philosophers.

翻譯：

想象物體（形狀）和破解數(shù)值模式的能力如何使一個人適合回答曾難倒過一些最優(yōu)秀的詩人和哲學(xué)家的問題，這一點難以理解。