For all that, the private university looks like an idea whose time has finally come in Britain.

尽管如此，私立大学——看起来像一个终于在英国等到了春天的创想。

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At the time I didn’t need the skill since most collateral readingassignments in my courses were under 500 pages, but I started practicing justfor the fun of it – sort of like a private parlor game.

那时我并不特别需要这种技能，因为所学课程中的大多数补充阅读类作业都不超过500页；但我像玩室内游戏的心态试着进行练习。

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This is a time when schools like ours, private liberal arts colleges that don’t have a big name, are in a potentially dangerous realm.

对于像我们这样的没有名声的私立文科院校来说，这是一个危机四伏时期。

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Graff says he's not interested in selling out, even at a time when private equity firms like Ronald Burkle's Yucaipa are investing in British jewelers Garrard and Stephen Webster.

FORBES: King of Bling

And then what you've got is folks like my grandmother at the mercy of the private insurance system precisely at the time when they are most in need of decent health care.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

This level of hands-on management may be impossible for private equity behemoths like Carlyle and KKR, which own dozens of companies at the same time.

FORBES: Buffett's Heinz Partner Not A Typical Private Equity Group