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[missdaredevil]

1.
The offspring of China's new wealthy entrepreneurial classes...

Why is the *classes * plural?



2.
British private schools are attracting *record number*of Chinese students..

What is record number?
The record of the number of something?

3.

I went to a village where a lot of *Mongolian descendants* live.

Is that correct?

4.
I *rejected* Beginners' English class.
Can that mean I'm already over qualified for the basic class and therfore had the right to not take it?


Tahnks

[CP]

2. People keep written records of feats and accomplishments, like how fast a sprinter can run 100 meters, how many home runs a baseball player can hit in a career, etc. Whoever has the best time, most hits, etc. is the record holder, and when someone tops that, he or she breaks the record or sets a new record.

In 2004, for example, Michael Phelps broke the 100-meter butterfly record by swimming the event in 51.25, a new Olympic record.

In your sentence, it should be "record numbers" of students, meaning the schools are individually setting new records for their own enrollment.
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