racial discrimination

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　　A lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against Asian-Americans in Harvard University's admissions process headed to trial in Boston's federal court Monday.

　　哈佛大学被指在招生过程中对亚裔美国人存在种族歧视一案15日在波士顿联邦法院开庭审理。

　　在庭审中，"学生支持公平招生"组织的律师在长达1小时的开庭陈述(opening statement)中指控哈佛大学故意使用模糊不清的"个人评价"来拒绝亚裔美国申请人而照顾其他种族背景的学生(use a vague "personal rating" to reject Asian-American applicants in favor of students from other racial backgrounds)。

　　诉讼书称，亚裔美国申请人的学习成绩优于其他任何一个种族(Asian-American applicants bring stronger academic records than any other race)，但他们的录取率最低(they are admitted at the lowest rate)。该组织说，这是因为哈佛大学给他们的个人评价分数较低(give them lower scores on the personal rating)。

　　哈佛大学的律师团队则否认存在任何歧视行为，称种族仅仅是考虑因素之一(race is just one factor that's considered)，只会增加学生被录取的可能性。此次庭审对其他数十所美国高校具有重大意义(carry weighty implications for dozens of other US colleges)。

　　[相关词汇]

　　大学招生 college admission

　　种族偏见 racial bias

　　受欢迎程度 likeability

　　个人特质 personal traits

　　平权法案 Affirmative Action

选自：中国日报英语点津