學個詞 Learn A Word:221 status quo

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今天我們要學的詞兒是status quo。 Status quo是指現(xiàn)狀。Maintain the status quo是維持現(xiàn)狀;restore the status quo是恢復原狀。美國國會在移民改革議案的問題上繼續(xù)存在嚴重分歧。商務部長古鐵雷斯表示，"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,"是說放棄這項議案，就意味著我們對現(xiàn)狀感到滿意。好的，今天我們學習的詞兒是status quo...