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This concept has served as a central goal for curriculum developers, local school boards, business and community leaders, and policymakers ever since its introduction nearly 80 years ago.

自近80年前提出以来，这一概念一直是课程开发者、地方学校董事会、商界和社区领袖以及政策制定者的核心目标。

At the time of creation, no attempts were made at intentional preservation, yet analog materials have a chance of surviving and serving as the historical record that biographers, historians, and novelists rely on.

在创作之时，人们并没有刻意去保存它们，但模拟（实物）材料却有机会留存下来，成为传记作家、历史学家和小说家所依赖的历史记录。

In some areas, high daytime temperatures alone might serve as an adequate trigger for alerts.

在一些地区，仅白天高温就足以作为触发警报的依据。

In online spaces, desire paths have sparked a fascination that can approach obsession, with the Reddit page serving as a hub.

在网络空间，欲望小径激起了近乎痴迷的兴趣，而那个Reddit页面就是聚集地。

From the 10th century onwards, as merchant and travel routes became more developed, the [construction] of caravanserais increased and they served as a safe place for people to rest at night.

从10世纪起，随着商贸和旅行路线日益发达，商队客栈的修建数量增加，成为人们夜间休息的安全场所。

Caravanserais served as an informal [meeting] point for the various people who travelled the Silk Road.

商队客栈成为往来丝绸之路的各色人等的非正式聚会点。

Marris distorts our findings which actually prove that zoos serve as an indispensable link between man and nature.

马里斯歪曲了我们的研究结果，而这些结果实际上证明了动物园是人与自然之间不可或缺的纽带。

California's plan, which is expected to be finalized by the governor next year, should serve as a model.

加州的这项计划预计将于明年由州长最终敲定，它应当成为一个典范。

The networked computer is an amazing device, the first media machine that serves as the mode of production, means of distribution, site of reception, and place of praise and critique.

联网计算机是一种令人惊叹的设备，是第一台集生产方式、传播手段、接收场所以及赞扬与批评之地于一身的媒体机器。

Outside directors are supposed to serve as helpful, yet less biased, advisers on a firm's board.

外部董事理应在公司董事会中充当有益且较少偏见的顾问。