Although my grandmother was illiterate, she had a good stack of myths and legends.

我的祖母不识字，可是她有一箩筐的神话和传奇故事。

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In his leisure moments, which were far from frequent, he read, although he hated books, this caused him to BE not wholly illiterate.

他尽管厌恶书籍，但在偶然得到一点闲空时也常读书，因此他并不完全不通文墨。

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Furthermore, although the total number of illiterate adults is decreasing worldwide, the proportion of women remains constant at around 64%.

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