他变成老同学关系网的中点。

On the old boys' network, he had become a central node.

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诚然，名牌学校的同学关系网是个人开拓事业的重要资产，但我认为它的重要性被高估了。

Although it's true that networking among schoolmates from a top brand school is an asset for one's career, I think it's grossly overrated in importance.

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据《牛津剑桥阴谋帮派》一书作者沃尔特·埃利斯所说，英国如今仍然处于老同学关系网的控制下：你懂什么并不重要，重要的是认识谁。

According to the writer Walter Ellis, author of a book called the Oxbridge Conspiracy, Britain is still dominated by the old-boy network: it isn't what you know that matters, but who you know.

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