来自《哈佛大学公共课-公正：该如何做是好第8集》

do you want to maximize world wealth.

我们是不是希望世界福利的总量最大化
And I think a system that rewards merit

而我认为一个奖励优秀能力的系统
is the one that we've pretty much all established,

是我们差不多已经建立好的
is what is best for all of us.

对我们最有益的系统
Despite the fact that some of us may be in the second percentile

尽管我们有些人是属于前2%
and some may be in the 98th percentile.

有些人属于剩下98%
At the end of the day it lifts that lowest based level,

这最终会提升最低阶层的水平
a community that rewards effort

使得这个社群因努力
as opposed to an differences.

而非差异获得回报
But, I don't understand how you're rewards someone's efforts

但我不知道应该如何奖励那种
who clearly has had, not you, but maybe myself,

不是在说你也许是指我自己
advantages throughout, to get where I am here.

那种显然拥有一定优势的人的努力