"Instead of intimate shops catering to a knowledgeable elite," these were stores "anyone could enter, regardless of class or background".(“并非是為知識精英服務的私人商店，”這些店是“任何人都可以進入的，無論階層或背景如何”。)

In order to understand ancient Egyptian art, it is vital to know as much as possible of the elite Egyptians' view of the world and the functions and contexts of the art produced for them.(為了理解古埃及藝術，盡可能多地了解埃及精英的世界觀以及為他們所創造的藝術的功能和背景是至關重要的。)

It was these conditions that allowed an elite to emerge, probably as an organizing class, and to sustain itself through the control of surplus crops.(正是在這樣的條件下，誕生了可能充當管理階層的精英階層，通過控制余糧維持自身。)

Long-distance trade in obsidian probably gave the elite residents of Teotihuacán access to a wide variety of exotic good, as well as a relatively prosperous life.(黑曜石的長途貿易可能給特奧蒂瓦坎的精英居民提供了各種各樣的異國商品，以及相對富裕的生活。)

Except for elite schools, admission standards are low.(除了精英學校，其他學校的入學標準都很低。)

They try to develop their skills through close supervision and organized activities, and teach children to question authority figures and navigate elite institutions.(他們試圖通過密切監督和有組織的活動來發展自己的技能，并教孩子們質疑權威人物，以及為精英機構指路。)

More irrigation works would have to be built to feed the growing population, and this resulted in more power and wealth for the elite.(國家必須修建更多的灌溉工程來養活不斷增長的人口，這為精英階層帶來了更多的權力和財富。)

If elite schools have relaxed standards, the practice is almost surely widespread.(如果精英學校放寬標準，這種做法幾乎可以肯定是普遍存在的。)

With his letter, Aderhold inserted West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District into a national discussion about the intense focus on achievement at elite schools, and whether it has gone too far.(在這封信中，阿德霍爾德將西溫莎-普蘭斯伯勒地區學區納入了一場全國性的討論之中，內容是關于精英學校對成就的高度關注，以及這種關注是否過度了。)

Some critics blame affirmative action—students admitted with lower test scores and grades from shaky high schools often struggle at elite schools.(一些批評人士將此歸咎于平權行動——那些來自問題高中的學生，以較低的考試分數和成績被錄取，往往在精英學校里很吃力。)