to make consistent efforts to achieve high standards
прилагать постоянные усилия для достижения высоких стандартов (prilagat' postoyannyye usiliya dlya dostizheniya vysokikh standartov)
"Our teachers motivate us to work toward excellence in every subject."
"Наши учителя мотивируют нас стремиться к совершенству в каждом предмете." (nashi uchityelya motiviruyut nas stremit'sya k sovershenstvu v kazhdom predmete)
to start enjoying or developing an interest in something
to apply what you learned from past experiences
to help people or nations escape from poverty
to criticize or punish someone strongly for a decision or ac...
Have confidence; believe in your ability.
to take precautions to prevent something bad from happening