Butin a kinship society such as Somalia, voting takes place not on the merit ofissues but along group lines; one votes according to one's clan affiliation.

但是在一个像索马里这样的亲族社会里，民众不是根据议题本身的优缺点而是根据阵营来投票，根据自己的亲族关系来投票，一位氏族成员总是投票给自己的氏族。

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From the early 1980s, black players earned their place on teams on merit, and resentment subsided.

从上世纪80年代初开始，黑人球员就用成绩赢得了球队中的地位，他们的愤怒也随之消失。

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Given your ability, you would like the us because this is a place that appreciates handwork and individual merit.

鉴于你的能力，你会喜欢美国的，因为这是一个尊重努力和个人能力的国家。

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And there are noteworthy compositions on the programs that merit a place in the standard repertoire.

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They also merit a place in your cellar, to be savored today and twenty years from now.

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Does a final merit its place as a classic if one player produces play of such supreme skill that they comfortably defeat the other?

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