World War II was the watershed event for higher education in modern Western societies.

第二次世界大战是现代西方社会高等教育的分水岭。

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In short, a dust-covered copy of War and Peace alone isn't going to influence anyone's grades; what counts is parents' education levels, as well as their genes.

简而言之，单单一本沾满灰尘的《战争与和平》不会影响任何人的成绩；更重要的是父母的教育水平，以及他们的基因。

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Obama told the crowd gathered at a local high school that he would improve the country's health care, change Iraq war policy and improve the nation's education system.

奥巴马告诉聚集在当地高中的民众，他将改善国家卫生保健，改变伊拉克战争的政策并且改进国家教育系统。

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He began with education. Before the war, female children in Japan received little if any education.

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This must be the beginning of their education, Socrates says, making the children spectators of war.

这必需是他们的基础课程，苏格拉底说，让孩童们成为战争的旁观者。

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Except for a year at the University of Mississippi at the end of World War One, that was the last of his official education.

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"It shows black people now refuse to vote just on the colour of skin, policies such as the war and education also have a big impact, " OBV director Simon Woolley said.

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Since World War II, higher education has steadily drawn people away from the workforce.

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Biden said McCain wasn't a maverick on "the things that matter to people's lives, " citing issues such as health care, education and the war.

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