English public school is a special kind of school in the English secondary education system, its teaching quality enjoys the high-reputation in the world, and has the typical English characteristic.

英国公学是英国中等教育体系中特有的一种学校，其教学质量在世界上享有盛誉，并具有典型的英国特色。

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Meanwhile, the number of secondary schools offering Mandarin classes, besides compulsory English, has ballooned from 154 in 1993 to 831 last year, according to the Ministry of Education.

与此同时，从教育部得到的数字，提供汉语普通话课程的中学，强制开设英语课程的除外，从1993年的154所如同气球飞升般的达到了去年的831所。

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Public school is distinctive in English secondary school education and well known for its age-old history, outstanding social status and unique goal.

英国公学是英国教育体系中最具特色的部分，它以其悠久的历史、优越的社会地位和独特的培养目标而声蜚世界。

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Ofsted also said that the money the government makes available for summer schools to help disadvantaged children bridge the gap between primary and secondary education could be better spent on extra maths and English classes once they start secondary school.

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Furthermore, we find that English skills do not raise wages at all for younger men who have not completed their secondary school education.

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Yet, we still have a secondary public education system that ranks with Third World countries in preparing our children in English-language arts, mathematics, science and social studies.

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