This nation uses a series of complex, almost arbitrary, tests to select its elite, who learn to excel in exams and at certain set up tasks, but who also lack imagination and self-reflection.

国家有一套繁复而又近乎武断的测试系统来选拔精英。他们学习如何在各种考试拔尖，如何完成某些特定的任务，同时却又缺乏想象力和自我反思能力。

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