Even more important, the act mandated discounted Internet access rates for schools, libraries, and hospitals; the so-called E-rate would eventually save public entities about $2 billion a year.

更重要的是，法令强制要求对学校、图书馆和医院的门槛费折价；所谓的E级费率将最终给公共单位每年节省20亿美元。

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Half of the victims have been hospitalised, a high rate that may indicate an especially virulent strain of E. coli.

半数受害者都已住院，如此高的住院率表明这可能是一种毒性特别强的大肠杆菌菌株。

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E the suburbs are popular because people enjoy more space for their homes and the crime rate is usually lower.

郊区很受欢迎，因为人们可以享受更大的住房空间，犯罪率通常也要低一些。

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E-Rate is a mammoth federal effort to underwrite costs associated with wiring needy schools and libraries to the Internet.

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Given the current climate in Washington, we expect E-rate to disappear at some point over the next couple of years.

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The e-rate offers a reduction on the price of monthly Internet access charges, wiring up classrooms, any special costs attaching to distance learning and basic telephone services.

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