The functions of education

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sketch verb

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sketch out

• I’ve just sketched out a rough proposal
• to sketch out the background to some issues

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неразрывно связанный

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inextricably linked

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to make an idea, belief, or feeling stronger

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reinforce

- a mechanism for reinforcing the prevailing ideology

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продвижение соц солидарности

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promoting social solidarity

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навыки грамотности и счета

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skills such as literacy and numeracy

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опровергать, disprove

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refute

- refute the functionalist view

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господствующий класс

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the ruling class

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ничто иное как

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are nothing more than

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to use a word or phrase that no one has used before

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coin

- He coined the phrase ‘cultural hegemony’

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реакционные цели

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reactionary ends

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to give something such as authority, a legal right, or an honour to someone, присуждать

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confer

- The university conferred an honorary doctorate on her.

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hide

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conceal

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воскрешение в памяти

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evocation

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мы сталкиваемся со зрелищем

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we are now faced with the spectacle

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знать на свой страх и риск (..cost)

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As we know to our cost

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откровенно враждебные СМИ

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a nakedly hostile media

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расхождение

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disjunction

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в этом случае

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in this instance

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покорный властям

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submissive to authority

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образование подчиняется (корень serve)

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education is subservient to

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тонкое (от слова субтильный) поощрение предпочтений в предметах

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subtle encouragement of different subject preferences

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прогульщик

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truant

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скука на рабочем месте

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tedium of the workplace

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постоянно меняющиеся требования технологий

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ever-changing demands of technology

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разительный контраст

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stark contrast

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воздействовать на экономику

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exert over the economy

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подтолкнуть к действую

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spur into action

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unfair and cruel treatment by a powerful person or government угнетение (pressure)

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oppression

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подчеркивать важность | два глагола с подчеркивать

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emphasise the importance of... | underlining the importance of ...