今天我們要學的詞兒是status quo。 Status quo是指現狀。Maintain the status quo是維持現狀;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,就意味著我們對現狀感到滿意。好的,今天我們學習的詞兒是status quo...