Why are there so many illiterates in mainland china ?

中国大陆为甚那样多文盲?

Many educated middle-class people in damascus dismiss the protesters as rural illiterates or religious fanatics . Some approve of the crackdown . A few say that " nothing is going on . "

许多住在大马士革受过教育的中产阶层将抗议者嗤为农村文盲或宗教狂热者，有些人认可政府的镇压行动，还有个别人认为：“这不算什么。”

People who have no knowledge of computer applications are said to be computer illiterates .

对电脑一窍不通的人叫电脑盲。

In our country today there are so many illiterates , and yet the building of socialism cannot wait until illiteracy is eliminated ; thus an acute contradiction arises .

我国现在文盲这样多，而社会主义的建设又不能等到消灭了文盲以后才去开始进行，这就产生了一个尖锐的矛盾。

The number of illiterates in our country has steadily declined , but if there were only one I would be saddened , remembering my father and the pain he endured because his hands never learned to write .

在我们国家文盲的人数在不断下降，但是只要还有文盲存在我就会感到难过，因为这会让我想起我的父亲，想起不会写字给他带来的痛苦。