Gordon, a high school student, now can play 13 instruments—though he has never learned music.

戈登是一名高中生，虽然他从未学过音乐，但他现在能演奏13种乐器。

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"From that day," continued Mr. Prentice, "there was no boy in the school who learned more rapidly than Henry. From that day till the present hour he has been a student; and he now urges his son George to 'try again' as he tried."

“从那天起，”普伦蒂塞先生继续说，“学校里没有一个男孩比亨利学得更快。从那天起，直到现在，他还在学；现在他敦促他的儿子乔治像他那样‘再试一次’。”

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Now thousands of parents who despair of turning their children’s minds back to school have resorted to Dr Yang Yonxin, a charismatic and forceful physician who says he has a “cure”.

现在有数千名对可以让自己孩子心思回归学校失望的父母已向杨永信医生求助，他是一名很有魅力也很强势的内科医生，称自己有办法“治疗”。

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He said the pressure he used to feel to make her look good amid her high-school friends has now boomeranged: These days, she would be irritated if he bought her a pointless trinket rather than devoting the money to the budget of a household project like redoing the den.

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The fortunate teenager who gets a job might have higher earnings now, but since he or she has dropped out of high school, future earnings might be lower.

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"I think right now it has to be the safest school in America, " he said.

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