They chatted about the relative merits of London and Paris as places to live.
他们闲聊伦敦与巴黎作为居住地各自相对的优点。
Everybody has his own merits and demerits. One should never think that he is perfect while others are all good for nothing.
每个人都有自己的优点和缺点，不要把别人都看成百无一是，把自己看成十全十美。
No language is perfect, and if we admit this truth, we must also admit that it is not unreasonable to investigate the relative merits of different languages or of different details in languages.
没有一种语言是完美的，如果我们承认这一点，我们也必须承认，研究不同语言或语言中不同细节的相对优点并不是没有道理的。
As a news item it merits a short paragraph at most.
作为一则新闻，它至多只能占一小段。
They weighed up the relative merits of the four candidates.
他们对四名候选人各自的优点作了比较。
We should realize that everyone has his or her own merits and defects, so we must treat them properly.
我们应该意识到，每个人都有自己的优点和缺点，所以我们必须恰当对待这些优缺点。
Anything that merits the adjective "jumbo" is extravagantly large.
任何能用“特大”形容的事物都是超大的。
It may be easier to promote a longer school year on its educational merits and, indeed, the educational case is compelling.
基于其教育价值，也许更容易推行较长的学年。而且，这个教育案例确实是引人注目的。
They should know their merits and demerits and their choices must give play to their strengths whilst circumvent weaknesses.
他们应该知道自己的长处和短处，做出的选择要扬长避短。
They seemed "a priesthood, rather uneven in their merits but uniform in their bearing; they never referred to anything personal".
他们似乎是“一个祭司，尽管他们的功德参差不齐，但他们的举止却很一致；他们从来没有涉及任何个人的事情”。
That is to say, they should know their merits and demerits and their choices must give play to their strengths whilst circumvent weaknesses.
也就是说，要知道自己的长处和短处，做出的选择要扬长避短。
A great leader will assess each situation on its merits, and will only take charge when their position, the situation, and/or the needs of the moment demand it.
一个伟大的领导者会评估每一种情况的好坏，并且只会在他们的职位、情景和/或当前的情况需要的时候挺身而出。
In all, the study concludes that whereas prosecutors should only evaluate a case based on its merits, they do seem to be influenced by a company's record in CSR.
总之，研究结论为，尽管检察官应该只根据案情本身特征来评判，但他们似乎的确会受到公司社会责任记录的影响。
He fought many hard battles and achieved notable merits, but he remains humble in spirits.
他参加过许多战役，立下了汗马功劳，但他仍然很谦虚。
To remain unsoured even though one’s merits are unrecognized by others, is that not, after all, that is expected of a gentleman?
人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？
有帮助但不是必须。
With boundless merits and wisdom.
以无量的功德和智慧。
Despite its merits, it also brings some problems to solve.
尽管其也有很多优点，不过，也给我们带来一些问题。
The new judges vow to assess all cases on their merits.
两位新法官郑重承诺，要秉公审理所有案件。
This article does not debate the merits of the above approaches.
本文并不是要讨论上述方法的优点。
Economists, however, remained divided on the merits of the plan.
然而，经济学家们对该计划的作用仍存在不同看法。
The merits of caching to improve performance are well understood.
通过缓存来提高性能的好处是众所周知的事情。
Whatever its intrinsic merits, the timing of the crackdown is unfortunate.
这次的制裁即便有内在的优点，但选择时机不当。
This situation is initially confusing, yet its merits are easily discernible.
这样的处境在一开始是困惑的，但是它的优点很容易被觉察。
Readers must make up their own minds on the merits of the arguments this week.
对于本周辩论各方论点的是非曲直，读者们必须自己拿主意。
But there are many questions over the merits of a systemic-risk regulator.
同时，关于系统风险监管的好处，很多人也提出了疑问。
Whatever the deal's merits, shareholders of both companies have approved it.
不管这桩交易有多少好处，双方的股东都接受了。
That's a consequence that merits some attention in Washington and elsewhere.
这是一个华盛顿和其他地区值得加以关注的一个结果。
That's a consequence that merits some attention in Washington and elsewhere.
这是一个华盛顿和其他地区值得加以关注的一个结果。
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