1.affirmative action 肯定行动,平权行动
Affirmative action - and other efforts - have certainly failed to rid America of sharp inequalities.
“反歧视行动”及其他措施并没有使美国消除严重不平等的现象 。
2.compelling adj. 引人注目的;强制的;激发兴趣的 v. 强迫;以强力获得(compel的ing形式)
Factual and forensic evidence makes a suicide verdict the most compelling answer to the mystery of his death.
事实和法庭证据使自杀的判定成为对他死亡之谜最令人信服的解答 。
3.merit n. 优点,价值;功绩;功过 vt. 值得 vi. 应受报答
Everybody is selected on merit.
每个人都是凭个人才能入选的 。
4.systematically adv. 有系统地;有组织地
She began applying systematically to colleges.
她开始有计划地向各个大学提出入学申请 。