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状态
Status
Remember, social progress only happens when those in society's privileged classes choose to give up their status.
记住，社会进步只发生在那些在社会的特权阶级选择放弃他们的地位。
The atmosphere at my school was very competitive. Young girls were competing with each other every day for status, for leadership, for the affection of the teachers. I hated it.
我们学校的气氛非常激烈。年轻的女孩们每天都在互相竞争地位、领导地位和老师的喜爱。我讨厌它。
When something really bad is going on in a culture, the average guy doesn't see it. He can't. He's average and is surrounded by and immersed in the cant and discourse of the status quo.
当一种文化中发生了非常糟糕的事情时，一般人不会察觉。他不能。他是一个平庸的人，被现状的空洞和话语所包围和淹没。
In an online community, there's this kind of social economy between the community members. Some people have status because they make cool skins or that's a good website that's visited a lot, but there's no real gameplay there.
在网络社区中，社区成员之间存在着这种社会经济。有些人拥有身份是因为他们制作了很酷的皮肤，或者那是一个访问量很大的好网站，但那里没有真正的游戏玩法。
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The status quo helps liberals. We're going to change the country.
现状有利于自由派。我们要改变这个国家。
I have no nationality - the best possible status for an intellectual.
我没有国籍——对一个知识分子来说，国籍是最好的身份。
I always stare at your status message and wonder, "Is this one about me?"
我总是盯着你的状态信息想， “这是关于我的吗?”
People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo.
在任何情况下要求中立的人通常不是中立的，而是赞成维持现状。
Without movie parts I was reduced to freak status. I just couldn't stand it.
没有电影角色，我就沦落到畸形状态。我就是受不了。
Status quo, you know, that is Latin for "'the mess we're in."
现状，你知道，那是拉丁语，意思是“我们所处的困境”。