Before students didn't worry too much about their grade-point averages; the big challenge was beating the standardized tests as high-school seniors.

以前，学生们并不太担心他们的平均绩点；最大的挑战是在高中毕业时通过标准化考试。

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As I went along, I compared my results against national data, and I began beating the averages.

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And Brazil is a big emerging market with a stable currency, stable politics, and a growing consumer pace that Dreyfus fund managers hope will keep this mutual fund beating the averages.

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