You would expect the reading comprehension performance to mirror the vocabulary—it's a cornerstone of comprehension.

你会指望阅读理解的表现能反映词汇量，因为词汇是理解的基础。

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The achievement of a fair distribution of oil revenue is seen as a cornerstone of Iraqi security.

石油收入的公平分配被视为伊拉克安全的基石。

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For her, Braille is a cornerstone of education.

对她来说，盲文是教育的基石。

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"It has been a cornerstone of the security of both nations, as well as the economic prosperity of both nations for almost 50 years now,".

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We recognize in ourselves a virtue which is considered to be the cornerstone of many systems of moral understanding.

我们承认我们拥有那种美德，可以作为,许多道德认知体系的基石。

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That will lead us into the capital asset pricing model, which is the cornerstone of a lot of thinking in finance.

然后引出资本资产定价模型，这个模型是很多金融思想的基础。

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Next week, we have a chance to help lay a cornerstone in that foundation.

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Her reluctance to back paid-sick leave had even become a cornerstone of a rival campaign.

WSJ: Sick-Pay Debate Rages

The UK-born scientist was best known as a cornerstone of radio telescope development.

ENGADGET: Radio astronomy pioneer Sir Bernard Lovell dies at 98 Alt