Early decision plans are binding.

提早决定计划具有约束力。

Early decision begins to be abandoned by top American universities.

美国顶级大学开始放弃提前择校的做法.

Early action plans are similar to early decision plans, but are not binding.

提早行动计划与提早决定相似，但并不具备约束力。

This plan works the same way as other early action plans, but candidates may not apply early (either early action or early decision) to any other college.

这一计划与其他提早行动计划采用相同的方式录取新生，但是申请者不能提前申请（无论是提早行动还是提早决定）其他学校。

Early decision will still be in practice for a fairly long time.

提前择校还会实行很长一段时间.

These are the best early decision numbers that we've ever seen.

这是我们见过的最出色的提前录取数据。

Which one of the following statements is NOT true of early decision?

关于提前择校,下列哪个陈述是错误的?

Since the demand is rather keen, it seems advisable for you to make an early decision.

鉴于该商品的需求甚殷，望及早作出决定。

First came the good news for St. Olaf College: early-decision applications were way up this year.

首先是给圣奥拉夫学院带来的好消息：今年的ED（early-decision，就是发了offer一定要去的学校，因此学校一般会从少给或者不给奖学金）人数有所上升。

One tip: the admission rate on early-decision applications is more than double that for regular submissions.

一个提示：通过ED方式(early-decision，具有约束力的提前录取)申请的学生录取率是那些通过常规申请的学生的两倍之多。