From an early age, we were taught that if we wanted to be successful, we had to study hard and get good results at school.

从很小的时候，我们就被教导，如果我们想要成功，我们必须努力学习，在学校取得好成绩。

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Harry Potter is an orphan who has been raised in a stifling suburban house. At the age of 11 he is surprised to get an invitation to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

哈利·波特在城郊一个让人窒息的家庭长大，11岁那年收到霍格·沃兹魔法学校的入学通知，倍感惊奇。

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The couple have spent 50,000 yuan since their sons reached school age in "donations" to get them into a public school and illicit extra fees.

自从儿子达到入学年龄后，这对夫妇花费了50,000元“赞助费”以及其他几笔额外不合法收费，才得以进入一所公立学校。

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In a landmark study, the Brookings Institution found that young adults who finish high school, get a full-time job and wait until age 21 to get married and have children have just a 2% chance of falling into poverty and a 74% chance of ending up in the middle class.

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After finishing grad school with student loans at age 26, I realized I needed to get more organized.

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