Ripley indulges a popular obsession with international testscore comparisons, which show wide and frightening gaps between the United States and other countries.
雷普利痴迷于国际考试成绩对比，这显示出美国和其他国家之间巨大而可怕的差距。
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She noted, many young people are especially risk averse at school—afraid that one low testscore or mediocre grade could cost them a spot at a selective university.
Yet, she noted, many young people are especially unwilling to take risks at school afraid that one low testscore or poor grade could cost them a spot at a selective university.