They sent their children to private schools.

他们送孩子们上私立学校。

The private schools cream off many of the best pupils.

私立学校挑走很多最优秀的学生。

With very few exceptions, private schools get the best exam results.

私立学校的考试成绩是最好的，很少有例外情况。

No one keeps an exact count, but rough calculations based on the government's survey suggest that perhaps 1,600 American public and private schools are teaching Chinese, up from 300 or so a decade ago.

没有人知道确切的数字，但是根据政府的调查，粗略计算之后显示，大约有1600所美国公立和私立学校在教授中文，而十年前只有300所左右。

One only has to look at the remarkable arts facilities at Britain's top private schools to comprehend this.

只要看看英国顶级私立学校卓越的艺术设施，就能理解这一点。

The government provides free education at both primary and secondary school levels and provides some financial assistance for private schools.

政府为小学和中学都提供免费教育，并为私立学校提供一定的经济援助。

From what I read, I know that starting from your childhood, you were always a smart boy, went to the best private schools, accepted at most of the Ivy League colleges.

就我所读到的，我知道从你的童年开始，你就一直是个聪明的男孩，上了最好的私立学校，被常春藤联盟的大部分大学录取。

Some simplistically attribute the decline in our public education system to the drain of skilled students by private schools, but far more significant events were at work.

一些人将公共教育体系的衰退简单粗暴地归因于私立学校技能型学生的流失，但更重要的因素仍在发挥其影响。

Private schools are expensive.

私立学校又很昂贵。

Leading private schools do even better.

领先的私人学校甚至做得更好。

three private schools have also sprouted there.

三所私立学校也在那里冒出来。

Private schools are no the increase in big cities in China.

私立学校正在中国的大城市里兴起。

But the divide between these private schools and others is widening.

但是，这些私立学校与其它学校的分歧却愈发深广。

Private schools generally have longer vacations than public schools.

一般来说，私立学校的假期比公立学校的假期长一些。

Entering this recession, private schools expect more such tales of woe.

进入这次经济危机以来，私立学校预计会有更多相同遭遇的学生。

Private schools offering supplementary English tuition have mushroomed.

提供额外的英语教学的私立学校如雨后春笋般涌现。

The 10 schools that performed best in our survey are all private schools.

本次调查中表现最好的10所学校都是私立学校。

American public schools are rigidly secular. Private schools are expensive.

美国的公立学校严格遵循教育世俗化，而私立学校费用昂贵。

[font=Verdana]Already the benefits are being felt by local private schools.

[font=Verdana][font=宋体]当地的私立学校已经看到这种做法的好处。

Private schools are sprouting everywhere, and many boast of a focus on creativity.

私立学校正如雨后春笋般在各地成立，他们中的许多都夸耀自己聚焦于创造力的培养。

They send their kids to private schools. They have their own water and electricity.

他们送孩子到私立学校上学，有自己的供电供水系统。

Parents can use what are, in effect, taxpayer-financed vouchers at private schools.

实际上，在私人学校，家长可以使用纳税人资助券。

Some are taking their children out of private schools in Damascus to send them abroad.

而有些人则已经把他们在大马士革私立学校上学的小孩送去了国外。

The data show not only contrasting wealth but also the distribution of private schools.

数据不仅显示了财富的差异而且表现了私立学校的分布情况。

These private schools still exist, but western-style schooling is becoming more pervasive.

这写私人学校现在仍旧存在，不过现在西式教育话的学校越发普遍。

They want travel, improved health services, private schools and better public infrastructure.

他们想去旅游，想要改进的健康服务，私立学校及更好的公共基础设施。

But lacrosse has grown beyond the popular image of a sport mainly for wealthy private schools.

但长曲棍球队已经超出了主要存在于有钱的私立学校这一普遍印象。

The most common reason was "better standards" at private schools, cited by 66 per cent of parents.

最为普遍的原因是私立学校“质量较高”，有66%的家长提到了这一点。

Still, some international private schools remain focused on preparing their students for the TOEFL.

但是，一些国际私利学校仍然保持着对托福的重视。

One is that these gentlemen who went to private schools like Eton were whipped for punishment as kids.

其中一种理论是：这些绅士们，小时候进伊顿公学之类的私立学校；惩戒时，就是挨鞭子。