词：caliber =quality
英英释义：the level of someone’s ability, intelligence etc, or the standard or quality of something, especially when it is high
例句：The caliber of teaching at this high school is very high.
caliber/calibre
《经济学人》中也经常使用 caliber，比如：
Our aim is not to predict the winner in Russia, which can be done best by looking at a team's recent results or the calibre of its squad. （要注意 caliber 的英式写法是 calibre。这里的 calibre of its squad 指的是这个足球队的素质）
Regardless of family income, a graduate from one of the Ivy League-calibre institutions, has roughly a two-thirds chance of making it into the top 20%.
3. 从认识到会用（作业）
1）翻译下面的句子：
很多落后地区的年轻人依然渴望优质的教育。
Many young people in backward regions still yearn for/long for/are eager for [a] high-caliber education.
（参考翻译: Many young people in under-developed areas still have a huge thirst for a high caliber education. 或者 A high caliber education remains desirable for many youngsters in backward regions.）
造句：
很多中国发展中地区都急需人才，但这些地区与发达地区争夺高素质人才依然是处于下风。
Many developing cities and areas in China are eager for talents, but remain on the losing side in a scramble for high caliber talents with developed areas.
