While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well-regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page.

20世纪60年代之前，当人们伏案写作时，即使受教育一般的人也追求一种高雅的文风，而从那以后，即使是令人景仰的文章也在追求口语风格。

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While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well-regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page.

20世纪60年代之前，当人们伏案写作时，即使受教育一般的人也追求一种高雅的文风，而从那以后，即使是令人景仰的文章也在追求口语风格。

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While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page.

在60年代以前，甚至仅受过一般教育的人在下笔时都要寻求一种更高雅的腔调，但在那之后，即使是最受关注的文章也开始把口语用于写作。

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Mr Ben Ali, nearly 74, often boasts of running a stable, modestly prosperous, well-educated country, with the Arab world's most liberal legislation for women's rights.

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