12.17 universal

1) 翻译：中国的全民教育取得了巨大的进步。

China has made great progress towards universal literacy.

2) It is a universal truth that a fluent command of English can act as a springboard to professional success.

3) 其他积累：

[搭配]VERBS

be, seem 普遍；好像共通

become 变得普遍

remain 仍然普遍

[搭配]ADV.

truly 确实普遍的

by no means, far from 绝非寻常；完全不普遍

Some of the teachers are technical specialists, but this is far from universal.

有些老师是技术方面的专家，但这绝不是普遍现象。

almost, near, nearly, virtually 几乎是普遍的； 接近共通；实际上通用

pretty 颇为普遍

apparently 显然普遍

supposedly 一般认为通用

supposedly universal standards 据称通用的标准

[搭配]PREP.

among 在… 中普遍

These practices remain universal among the islanders.

这些依然是岛上居民惯常的做法。

in 在…方面普遍

a scheme that is universal in scope

在应用范围上很普遍的计划