She earned her grades through sheer hard work.

她的学习成绩完全是靠刻苦用功得来的。

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Her once-proud mother shouted at her as her grades dropped.

随著她成绩滑落，一度为她感到骄傲的母亲对她大声呵斥。

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And over a period of time her grades fell completely.

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When his mother learned of his failing grades she required her sons to read two library books every week.

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Perhaps her grades would not go up, but it's better than crashing and being dragged into the river.

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Some of the professors were skeptical a woman could succeed in engineering, and the prejudice persisted long after her grades proved real aptitude for the profession.

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Her grades started plummeting.

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