Other days you have more normal intake, or you might be making up for the deficit the previous day and you might have more; and so which of those particular days gets chosen determines a lot on inferences made about a person's overall diet.

有些天你可能吃的比平时多,可以弥补前些天少吃的东西,甚至还要更多,这些特定日子的选择,对推断人的整体饮食,影响很大

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that will compensate for less stellar scores or letters of recommendation or whatever in other areas.

这也许能够弥补你在本科成绩，推荐信或其他方面的弱势。

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Is there any way to compensate for the low grades you got on the exams?

那有没有什么办法弥补你的低分成绩呢？

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