學(xué)個(gè)詞 Learn A Word:221 status quo

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今天我們要學(xué)的詞兒是status quo。 Status quo是指現(xiàn)狀。Maintain the status quo是維持現(xiàn)狀;restore the status quo是恢復(fù)原狀。美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)在移民改革議案的問(wèn)題上繼續(xù)存在嚴(yán)重分歧。商務(wù)部長(zhǎng)古鐵雷斯表示，"We should not walk away and keep the status quo," 意思是我們不應(yīng)該就此放棄，維持現(xiàn)狀。

他接著說(shuō)，"Walking away from the bill suggests that we are comfortable with the status quo,"是說(shuō)放棄這項(xiàng)議案，就意味著我們對(duì)現(xiàn)狀感到滿意。好的，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞兒是status quo...