1·They sent their children to private schools.
他们送孩子们上私立学校。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The private schools cream off many of the best pupils.
私立学校挑走很多最优秀的学生。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·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。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·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。
5·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。
6·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。
7·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。
8·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。
9·Private schools are expensive.
私立学校又很昂贵。
10·Leading private schools do even better.
领先的私人学校甚至做得更好。