Interest in elite high school math competitions has grown in recent years.

近年来，人们对精英高中数学竞赛的兴趣有所增加。

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One of the largest feeders for high school math competitions—including those that eventually lead to the IMO—is a middle school program called Math Counts.

高中数学竞赛，包括那些最终通往国际数学奥林匹克竞赛的最大支持者之一是一个叫做“Math Counts”的中学项目。

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Most of the training for advanced-math competitions happens outside the confines of the normal school day.

大多数高等数学竞赛的训练都是在正常上学时间之外进行。

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Boys have traditionally out-performed their female classmates in math competitions, normally one-shot, timed events in which students are pitted against each other on equations.

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Even last month, a post on pianist Ethan Iverson's "Do the Math" blog sparked online debate over whether jazz competitions support or inhibit creativity.

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There are national competitions for academic high school students, whether spelling bees, math Olympics, and national debate championships.

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