Lower reading achievement scores and grades in fifth grade contributed to reduced grades in middle school and thereby contributed to a 40% lower high school graduation rate.
五年级学生的阅读成绩分数较低，导致其进入中学后成绩下降，进而导致高中毕业率下降40%。
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But if winds continue to pick up at the same rate, hurricanes could become far more damaging by the middle of the century.
但是假如风持续的以一个相同的速率增长的话，那么在本世纪中叶，飓风将变得更具破坏力。
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South East Asia now has the world's second highest growth rate of smokers after the Middle East, Mr Yach said.