There is a general public perception that standards in schools are falling.

公众普遍认为，学校的水平都在下降。

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Schools do very little to ease the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed.

学校几乎没有采取什么措施来缓解许多接受采访的孩子对落后表现出的焦虑。

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The main reason why a small but worrying proportion of families and young people is falling behind is that schools are failing to give them the skills they need to get and hold a job.

为什么那些数量虽小但让人忧心忡忡的家庭和年轻人落在了后面呢？其主要原因就是学校不能教给他们能够得到并维持一份工作的技能。

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Businesses are not going to set up shop in places where roads and bridges and ports and schools are falling apart.

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The main reason why a small but worrying proportion of families and young people is falling behind is that schools are failing to give them the skills they need to get and hold a job.

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