最近，本刊记者就如何学习贯彻全教会精神，确保2000年“两基”目标的实现和达标后的巩固与提高工作，采访了教育部负责人。记者：这次全教会的主题是素质教育，为什么还把“两基”作为教育工作的“重中之重”？答：基本普及九年义务教育和基本扫除青壮年文盲（简称“两基”） Recently, our reporter interviewed the head of the Ministry of Education on how to study and implement the spirit of the entire church, ensure the realization of the goal of “two bastions” in 2000 and the consolidation and improvement after the standardization. Reporter: The theme of this whole church is quality education. Why do we still regard “two basics” as the “top priority” for education? A: The basic universal nine-year compulsory education and the basic elimination of illiteracy among young and middle-aged (referred to as “the two bases”)