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The first is equality – a term popular in social and political discourse. In a democracy like ours, most people prize equality of opportunity as regards education or work, or equality of access to health and welfare services. And we want such things especially for people who have historically been marginalised – women, ethnic minorities, children born into poverty, people with learning difficulties and so on.
第一个是平等——这个术语在社会和政治演说中非常常见。在我们这样的民主制度下,大部分人崇尚机会,教育,工作,医疗和福利体系的平等。我们希望在历史上一直被边缘化的群体也得到平等——妇女,少数民族,贫困地区儿童,学习障碍人群等等。