I believe there is merit in assessing the performance of an international instrument, like the IHR, when put to an extreme test by a widespread and closely scrutinized infectious disease event.

当类似《国际卫生条例》的国际文书受到范围广泛和严密监视的传染病事件极其严峻的考验时，我认为对其绩效进行评估是有益的。

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There's little merit in passing the driving test if you don't have a car of your own.

如果你没有自己的汽车,通过驾驶考试也没什么价值。

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Among the celebrity magazines, one bore the photo of a homely kid with big ears who scored the highest on the national merit scholarship test.

在名人杂志之中，有一本上刊登了一个耳朵大大的普通小孩的照片，他在国家优秀奖学金测验(national merit scholarship test)中取得了最高分。

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Since few black applicants had high test scores, the admissions definition of merit again had to be turned upside down.

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The test purchase to see if there is any merit to this tablet thing.

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Perhaps the boldest attack on merit standards is the contention that it's discriminatory to test for more than minimal competence.

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