Most 11-year-olds are not encouraged to develop reading skills; a small but significant number are illiterate.

大多数11岁的孩子都没有获得鼓励培养自己的阅读技能，他们中有为数不多但仍占相当一部分的人不能读写。

foods that offer a significant amount of protein.

富含大量蛋白质的食物。

The study is too small to show whether this trend is statistically significant.

该研究太过局限，不能从统计的角度显示这种趋势是否重要。

I think it was significant that he never knew his own father.

他从不了解自己的父亲，我想这一点就很说明问题。

Time would appear to be the significant factor in this whole drama.

时间似乎是整部剧中一个举足轻重的因素。

a very significant piece of legislation.

一条非常重要的法规。