For younger children, a dictee to test spelling is marked by pro GREssively deducting points for every error, which can crush the grade down to zero, or even into negative territory.

而对于这些小朋友们来说，拼写测试中的听写就是扣分的战斗机，分数被一个一个的错误蚕食鲸吞，这会使得他们的分数跌至零分甚至是负分。

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Down the hall, the girls in Carol Anderson’s second grade classroom are sitting in groups of three and four.

沿着走廊走下去，凯洛尔·安德森班里的二年级的女孩们正以三四个人为一组的形式坐着。

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For example, if you are prone to discounting a good grade on an exam, write down any past successes of an intellectual nature.

比如，如果你不太相信在考试中取得好的成绩，写下任何过去已经取得过的自然知识考试的成功。

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I don't grade down for grammar.

但我不会因为语法错误给他们低分。

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It has assigned 270 points to an A-level at grade A, ranging down to 150 points for a grade E (the pass grade).

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But if fewer - your grade could go down.

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Funds have to earn a B grade or higher during down markets--and at least a C in up markets.

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