This of course begs the question, why the lower grades?

当然，这样又回归问题本身了，缘何分数就偏低呢？

youdao

Because we are in the lower grades, so there is no 800 metres.

因为我们是低年级，所以没有800米长跑项目。

youdao

There are no children of migrants in the high school, and very few in the lower grades.

在这所高中没有一个民工子女，小学则很少。

youdao

So the fact of the matter is many of you in your initial papers will get lower grades than you've probably ever gotten before in your life.

实际上，你们中很多人在第一篇论文上,所得的分数可能比这小半辈子得过的都低。

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