In some countries , major cities underperform the national average , but that seems less likely in china , given the coast-interior disparities .

在某些国家，大城市的学校教育表现要低于全国平均水平，但在中国似乎不大可能如此，因为其沿海地区要比内陆地区发达。

Research by lucian bebchuk , a harvard professor , found that us companies with mechanisms to block takeovers underperform those that lack them .

哈佛大学教授卢西恩拜伯切克（lucianbebchuk）的研究发现，拥有阻挠收购机制的美国公司，表现比不上那些没有这种机制的公司。

In my view , it is likely that u.s. stocks and bonds will underperform their long-term average returns for years to come .

在我看来，美国股市和债市在未来数年的回报率将比不上它们的长期平均水平。

But even prior to the fifa ranking system , favorites have tended to underperform at the world cup .

不过，即便是在国际足联排名出台之前，热门球队在世界杯上通常都是表现欠佳。

Utility shares could continue to underperform if long-term interest rates keep edging higher , making the dividends of utilities less valuable .

如果长期利率持续走高的话，公用事业股的表现将继续低迷，从而导致其股息也跟着缩水。