And the united states did not represent the vanguard of a universalizing democratic movement ; rather , it was successful due to its origins as an " anglo-protestant " society .

美国并不能代表一个普遍化的民主运动的先锋，美国的成功源于其是一个“盎格鲁-新教徒”社会。

The goal of universalizing the nine-year compulsory education and eliminating illiteracy among the young and middle-aged was basically met throughout the country , with the rate of the former reaching 85 percent and that of the latter dropping under 5 percent by the end of 2000 .

全国基本实现普及九年义务教育和基本扫除青壮年文盲的目标，预计到2000年年底前，前者可达到85%，后者降至5%以下。

In the area of education , special attention is attached to the compulsory education of children , girls and disabled children in poor and minority areas and children among the transient population , and the objective of " universalizing the higher middle school education step by step " is raised .

教育领域对贫困和少数民族地区儿童、女童、残疾儿童和流动儿童的义务教育问题给予了特别关注，并提出了“有步骤普及高中阶段教育”的目标；