Psychologists have long held that a person's character cannot undergo a transformation in any meaningful way and that the key traits of personality are determined at a very young age.

心理学家长期以来一直认为，一个人的性格不可能以任何有意义的方式发生转变，性格的关键特征在很小的时候就已经决定了。

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For a man who spent part of his youth in young offender institutions, it is a startling transformation.

这对于一个曾经在少教所消磨过青春的男人来说确实是一次脱胎换骨的惊人蜕变。

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And sometimes I have young people approaching me say, "Lan, you changed my life," and I feel proud of that. But then we are also so fortunate to witness the transformation of the whole country.

经常有年轻人对我说，“杨澜，你改变了我的人生”，我对此感到非常自豪。

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The charity Teach First, which recruits high-flying graduates to teaching in disadvantaged areas, said a system-wide transformation was needed to allow young people from the poorest communities to "achieve on a par with their wealthier peers".

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