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The strength of 2012 's stock market is naturally what carried the contestants into the black .

2012年股市表现强劲，对于双方扭亏为盈自然功不可没。

These forty students were selected from almost two thousand contestants nationwide .

这40名入围学生是从全美国近2000名选手中选拨出来的。

Judges are discouraged from abusing contestants and voting is restricted .

评委被禁止辱骂参赛者，投票也被禁止了。

All the female contestants had been replaced .

所有的女嘉宾都被替换了。

Sometimes contestants join together ; they are also allowed to revise their plans .

有些时候，竞争者们选择联合在一起；他们同样也被允许修改自己的方案。