父辈们有控制孩子们和年轻人的能力。

Fathers have the power to dominate children and young people.

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惜败者可能会比险胜者表现更好，其中一个简单的原因是，这两类人的能力相当。

One straightforward reason close losers might outperform narrow winners is that the two groups have comparable abilities.

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公共卫生行动也可利用老年人的能力。

Public health action can also draw on the capacities of older people.

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What is literacy? Literacy is more than the ability to read and write and some of your competition skills.

何为文化素养？,文化素养远远不止一个人的读写能力,以及一个人的某些竞争技能。

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So, when they ask you questions about which person should be on the quiz show, people say the more competent person.

因此，当他们问你,觉得谁应该去参加这个智力竞猜节目，你们会说更有能力的人应该去。

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The best of them are winnowed out to pursue further study and eventually assume positions of public leadership and responsibility.

学习能力最佳的人,会被精选出来深造,最后承继,公共领袖的职位与责任。

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