increasing vs. decreasing: 增加,下降
reaching (as high as) and no more than: 达到,不到,
rate and percentage: 率,百分之,
A (or) B: 三四万,大中城市,中小学,
different ways to read numbers: 1975 年 vs. 1075 所
more measure words: 种,类,所
multiple pronunciation of the same character: 教,为,分,得,了,行,还,子,
multiple parts of speech for the same word: 发展,改革,教育,帮助,
上: on/in terms of vs. in: 在教育上,社会上,
Cultural Revolution and CR: 文化大革命,文革,
kinds of school: 职业中学,业余大学,私立学校,
particular instance:拿。。。来说:特别是:
suffers: 受。。。损害/影响:
change of state: 有了,不。。。了
some: 有的,一些,
many: 很多,许多,
therefore/consequently: 所以,于是,
because/due to: 因为,由于,
among/within: 中,里,
enter: 进,入,
same: 一样,同,
softener/intensifier: 比较,得多
use of concrete elements in abstract concepts: 教书,读书,作买卖,在学生身上,
related words: 入学,退学,上学,