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。美國國會(huì)在移民改革議案的問題上繼續(xù)存在嚴(yán)重分歧。商務(wù)部長古鐵雷斯表示,"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,"Walking away from the bill suggests that we are comfortable with the status quo,"是說放棄這項(xiàng)議案,就意味著我們對現(xiàn)狀感到滿意。好的,今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞兒是status quo...