过去，世界上很少有人能够读书识字。

In the old days, few people anywhere in the world could read or write.

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我绝不会忘记他那时帮助我读书识字时所付出的努力。

I'll never forget the efforts he made to help me read.

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于是几十年间，数以百万计的人通过读书识字变得有文化、有教养。

And within decades, millions of people became literate.

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