Today, while tuition fees and surging house prices are overwhelming families in the West, the population of student gappers has dropped significantly.

时下，在西方，由于大学学费和房价高涨加重了家庭负担，利用“间隔年”出国游历的学生已大大减少。

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While many parents are putting money aside for college tuition, some are taking on another big expense: buying cars for their teenagers.

许多父母在将钱留作大学学费时，然而有些则在进行另一项巨大开支：为他们十几岁的孩子们买车。

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While charter schools provide an alternative to other public schools, they are part of the public education system and are not allowed to charge tuition.

对学生来说，特许学校是除公立学校之外的一种选择，但它仍隶属于公共教育系统，其不能收取学费。

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While college tuition was paid for, the first two years were at a community college.

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If the Prosperous Suburbia Primary School has 60% of pupils receiving private tuition while the Deprived Inner City Primary has none, then how much of a guide are the league tables to the relative quality of teaching at these two schools?

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Parents might, for example, pay a large percentage of tuition, fees and books while the student picks up a portion of the tuition, plus all living expenses and incidental costs.

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