Merit-based aid is aid offered to students who achieve excellence in a given area, and is generally known as academic, athletic and artistic merit scholarships.

以成绩为基础的奖学金是为在某一领域取得优异成绩的学生提供的奖学金，常见的包括学术、体育和艺术奖学金。

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I jumped the highest; but in this world merit seldom meets its reward.

我跳得最高；但在这个世界上，功劳难得有回报。

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Reform has been vigorously opposed, perhaps most egregiously in education, where charter schools, academies and merit pay all faced drawn-out battles.

改革一直遭到强烈反对，最让人惊讶的可能是在教育业，其中的特许学校、学会和绩效工资都面临着持久的斗争。

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But in a statement responding to the lawsuit, Cabot said it saw no merit in the claims.

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Of course, it's contested whether or not there is really any merit in talking about texts that way.

当然也有人质疑,那样去谈论一部作品是否真有必要。

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Though I've heard students say he often repeats himself, I think this is a merit in a philosophy course " in which arguments and thoughts can quickly become confusing."

尽管我听有些同学说他经常自我重复，我认为对于哲学课而言这是一个优点,因为论证和思路很容易混淆“

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He differs from Mr Smolin in seeing more merit in theories that are beautiful, whereas Mr Smolin puts more emphasis on experimental tests.

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"They are in on merit and can do a job for us, " said Steadman.

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The Energy Department has long claimed that its loans were made on merit, and that in this case merit won out.

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