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"What white middle-class parents do not always understand," she said, "is how much pressure recent immigrants feel to boost their children into the middle class."

她说：“来自中产阶级的白人父母们总是不理解，新移民为了让自己的孩子跻身中产阶级要承担多大的压力。”

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Teens may feel pressure to boost their roster of activities to get into the college of their choice.

青少年们为了进入他们所选择的大学而大肆宣扬他们进行的各项活动时会感到有压力。

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Congress faced strong pressure to boost the debt-ridden flood insurance program, which is the primary option for that type of coverage for U.S. homeowners and businesses.

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The move was made as European insurers face increasing pressure at home to boost capital and dispose non-core assets.

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Democrats and a number of GOPers also want to sharply boost levies on equity funds--just when they're under pressure and many won't deliver gilded returns for their pension fund clients.

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