coastInstead,thecountrycoastsalongontheeducation—itselffarfromperfect—providedagenerationorsoagotoitspresentworkforce.这句中“providedagenerationorsoagotoitspresentworkforce”为什么要译为“这与30多年前

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Instead,the country coasts along on the education—itself far from perfect—provided a generation or so ago to its present workforce.这句中“provided a generation or so ago to its present workforce”为什么要译为“这与30多年前的情况相比大相径庭.”另外“coast

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“provided a generation or so ago to its present workforce” 没有足够的上下文语境,不好说
但coast along 是毫不费力的做的意思