Knowledge is always the essential factor in social development. With the accumulation of knowledge, human society is entering a transitional period with knowledge society replacing civilized one.

知识始终是社会进展的要素，随着知识的积累，人类社会逐渐由文明社会过渡到知识社会，目前正值这一转型期。

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The promotion of knowledge acquisition capacity depends on not only the internal accumulation of knowledge also the external social network environment.

知识获取能力的提升不仅取决于内部的知识积累，还取决于外在的社会网络环境。因为内外知识的转移，本质上是通过社会网络实现的。

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Mr Gove argued that it was poorer families that had the most to gain as "the accumulation of cultural capital - the acquisition of knowledge - is the key to social mobility".

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