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This " wage premium " reflects the extent to which workers have been able to extract more pay than is merited by their qualifications .

这一“工资溢价”反映的是工人所获得的薪酬要比其能力所应得的多出多少。

The most famous instance of the conjunction of the two names , however , is found in the Delphic oracle which pronounced Socrates the wisest of men yet allowed that Euripides merited the second place .

然而，狄尔斐的神谕却把这两人双提并论，这种密切关系是有口皆碑的：这神谕就称苏格拉底为最聪明的人，但同时断定欧里庇德斯在斗智的比赛中应得第二名奖。

The case does not merit further investigation .

这个案子不值得进一步调查。

Selection is based solely on merit .

选拔唯贤。

The plan is entirely without merit .

这个计划毫无价值。

Should promotion be based on merit or seniority ?

提拔一个人应当看业绩，还是看资历？

He claims that their success was not merited .

他声称他们不应该获得成功。

He said he had done nothing wrong to merit a criminal investigation

他说自己没有干坏事，不应该受到刑事调查。

Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate ?

这样重大的事件谅必应进行更高级别的讨论吧？

Your feature has the merit of simply stating what has been achieved .

你这篇专题文章的可取之处是简明扼要地道出了取得的成就。

His birth , background and career show that you can make it in this country on merit alone .

他的出身、背景和职业表明，在这个国家仅凭自己的能力就可以取得成功。

Such ideas merit careful consideration .

这样的想法值得斟酌。

The argument seemed to have considerable merit

这个论点似乎颇有价值。

Everybody is selected on merit

每个人都是凭个人才能入选的。

For his dedication the Mayor awarded him a medal of merit .

为表彰他的奉献精神，市长授予他荣誉奖章。

Box-office success mattered more than artistic merit

票房上的成功比艺术价值更重要。

In his opinion , this proposal has some merit .

在他看来，这个提议有可取之处。

These candidates were selected solely on merit .

这些候选人都是凭才能被选拔出来的。

The subject may merit a brief explanatory note .

这题目也许要个简明的注释。

History affords us lessons that merit attention .

历史给我们提供了值得注意的借鉴。

Those who perform deeds of merit shall be rewarded .

立功者受奖。

Those who have gained merit will be rewarded .

有功者奖。

He just did his job in a matter-of-fact way and was not to be interested in gaining merit , but only in avoiding making mistakes .

他在工作上进取心不大，常常是不求有功，但求无过。

The chief criminals shall be punished without fail , those who are accomplices under duress shall go unpunished and those who perform deeds of merit shall be rewarded .

首恶必办，胁从不问，立功受奖。

This new car has the merit of low energy consumption .

这款新车的可取之处在于低耗节能。

He should be given credit for hard work , if not for merit .

他没有功劳也有苦劳。

There is great merit in dealing fairly with your employees .

公正地对待你的雇员有极大好处。

He reached his present senior position through sheer merit .

他全靠他的功绩才达到今天的地位。

The picture shows much artistic merit .

这幅画有很高的艺术价值。

People should be nominated for award based on real and not inflated merit .

评先进要实事求是，不要人为地拔高。