First, they are trying to fix an education system that has longput quantity ahead of quality, churning out young Britons with debased qualifications that fail to impress employers.
首先,他们试图完善长久以来重数量轻质量的教育体系,筛除那些无法找到工作的素质较低的英国青年。
2
He had decided long ago that he would put his trust in socialism when the time came.
他很久以前就已决定,他到时候将信仰社会主义。
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3
If it had been left to me I would have put him out on the street long ago.