San Jose was among the best cities in America for poor kids to move up the social ladder.

圣何塞是美国最适合贫困孩子实现阶级跨越的城市之一。

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Such a royal post helped her to climb up the social ladder.

这样的一个皇家职位能够帮助她爬上社会高层。

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As impoverished farmers, they knew it promised a comfortable middle-class life and a giant step up the social ladder for their daughter.

作为一个贫穷的家庭，他们知道考上大学预示着他们的女儿将获得中产阶级的舒适生活，并且在社会等级的阶梯上跨一大步。

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In another time, being "lower-upper class" might actually have freed him to explore a few rungs up the social ladder.

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Many of these people scrabbled up the social ladder on their own and don't relish the idea of giving their heirs independent means.

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Yet, at the same time, the failure of minorities to get far up the social ladder shows the limits of the French model.

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