Yet even if free schools fail to compete head on with existing ones, Mr Gove thinks they can still raise standards through what he calls the “beacon effect”.

就算自主学校在与已有的学校的竞争头位中败下阵来，Gove还是认为自主学校仍然能提高学校的标准，这就是“灯塔效应”。

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Then the others begin work on ones new head and face, which require the skills of a sculptor.

然后，其他人会在他新的头面上下功夫，这需要雕刻家的技艺。

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Yet even if free schools fail to compete head on with existing ones, Mr Gove thinks they can still raise standards through what he calls the "beacon effect".

同时，戈夫先生认为，即使自由式学校在与已有学校的正面交锋中失利，它们仍然可以通过他所号召的“辐射效应”来提高标准。

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New policies should build on previous ones, agrees Andreas Schleicher, the OECD's head of education research.

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