It is the rejection of instant gratification in favor of something better. It is the giving up of instant pleasure and satisfaction for a higher and better goal.

它是对那种因喜欢更好的某物而带来的短暂的满足感的拒绝，是对更好更高目标带来的短暂兴奋和满足的放弃。

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The strikers are demanding higher pay and better working conditions.

这些罢工者正在要求更高的工资和更好的工作条件。

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If the intellectual worth of a college degree can be accurately measured, more people will seek higher education—and come out better thinkers.

如果大学学位的智力价值能够被准确地衡量，那么更多的人将会追求更高的教育，并且成为更好的思考者。

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But Anne Neal from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni says higher prices do not guarantee a better general education.

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Their findings could help to engineer plants that grow better and more effectively in conditions with higher levels of carbon dioxide.

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Research has linked participation in sports to positive effects like better self-image, fewer teen pregnancies and higher grades.

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In Indonesia, workers are increasingly staging strikes at shoe and apparel factories demanding higher wages and better working conditions.

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The most direct payback, in the form of higher earnings and better employment prospects, benefits individual graduates.

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For a sheriff, that money is more usefully spent on more deputies, higher salaries and better equipment.

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