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笔记：

a hard-won result 来之不易的结果

This is really a hard-won result because many students in the school at first had a poor academic performance. 

这是一个来之不易的结果，因为学校里很多学生起初的学习成绩都很差。

dire poverty 赤贫

dire adj. 极度的

She is living in dire poverty.

她过着赤贫的生活。

We're in dire need of your help. 

我们急需你的帮助。

unequal access to quality education 获得教育的机会不平等

male superiority  男尊女卑, 重男轻女

The traditional notion of male superiority makes them face unequal access to education.

传统的男尊女卑的观念使她们面临着不平等的受教育机会。

Unequal access to education means that girls may not have the chance to go to school but boys do. 

受教育机会不平等意味着女孩可能没有机会上学，但男孩有。

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