But I am trying to find a balance between insistence and compromise.
我正努力在执着与妥协之间找到平衡点。
Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.
知识只能循序渐进,不能跃进。
For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.