however, the conventional view that education should be one of the very highest priorities for promoting rapid economic development in poor countries is wrong.

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　　①The relationship between formal education and economic growth in poor countries is widely misunderstood by economists and politicians alike.

　　②Progress in both area is undoubtedly necessary for the social, political and intellectual development of these and all other societies;

　　③however, the conventional view that education should be one of the very highest priorities for promoting rapid economic development in poor countries is wrong.

　　④We are fortunate that is it, because building new educational systems there and putting enough people through them to improve economic performance would require two or three generations.

　　⑤The findings of a research institution have consistently shown that workers in all countries can be trained on the job to achieve radically higher productivity and, as a result, radically higher standards of living.

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　　①贫困国家中正规教育与经济发展之间的关系被经济学家和政客们广泛的误解了。

　　②毫无疑问，这两个领域的进步对这些国家和所有其他国家的社会、政治和才智的发展都必不可少;

　　③然而，传统认为为了促进贫困国家的经济快速发展，教育应该放在最 优先的地位之一的观点是错误的。

　　④幸运的是，这一观点是错误的。因为在那些国家建立新的教育体系，让足够多的人接受教育以改善经济状况要用上两至三代人的时间。

　　⑤一个研究机构的研究成果同样表明所有国家的工人都可以通过在岗培训的方式实现相当高的生产率，因此，也就获得了生活水平的根本改善。