San Jose was among the best cities in America for poor kids to move up the social ladder.

圣何塞是美国最适合贫困孩子实现阶级跨越的城市之一。

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The American social system has, of course, made it possible for Americans to move, relatively easily, up the social ladder, whereas this is impossible to do in many other countries.

当然，美国的社会制度也使得美国人能够相对容易地顺着社会阶梯往上爬，而这在许多其它国家却是不可能的。

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"If we want people to move up the economic social ladder, we have to get them into school and get them out with degrees, " he says.

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