Not all is gloom. Many more black children are getting at least some kind of formal instruction than under apartheid.

并不是一切都那么的糟糕，越来越多的黑人小孩至少在接受正式的教育，这比种族隔离时代要好——3/4的4-6岁孩童和98%的7-15岁孩子是全日制在校生，在过去的15年中黑人大学生的数量也增加了三倍。

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Grammatical knowledge is traditionally viewed as the most important so that formal instruction is made the goal of English language teaching and the ability of using the language is totally neglected.

传统观念强调语法知识为英语教学中最重要的因素，以至把知识教学作为英语教学目的，而完全忽视了学生能力的培养。

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Compared with other types of leisure-time physical activity, like formal exercise, which usually requires motivation and sometimes professional instruction, shopping is easier to.

其他的休闲体育活动，如正规的锻炼通常需要动力才能坚持，有时还需要专业指导，相比之下，逛街则更容易进行，也更容易坚持下去。

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Unique mastery of the craft is passed to young girls through years of informal exposure and then formal instruction by their mother or grandmother in applying cotton thread to linen.

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The implication is that students and the business world are too crude to have a tacit understanding of right and wrong and need formal instruction in how to recognize the difference.

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He took up formal drum instruction at age 10 and began studying jazz two years later, citing the work of masters like Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones and Roy Haynes as early influences.

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