Cheating and grade inflation are rampant and quietly tolerated.

作弊和分数贬值猖狂而且被默许。

There is an analogy to this problem in the academic world — grade inflation.

在学术界，对这个问题也有类似的情况——分数膨胀。

This grade inflation means you need to listen for less-than-glowing opinions.

通货膨胀意味着你需要倾听更多的意见。

But they will have no effect on universities, where grade inflation is also rife.

但对大学来说，这却毫无意义。大学里分数的“通货膨胀”仍然很普遍。

We are constantly told that grade inflation is so rampant that everyone gets an a grade.

我们常常听说如今的分数膨胀如此泛滥，以至于每个学生都能得到A。