His father was a clerk in the British Navy Pay Office—a respectable position, but with little social status.

他的父亲是英国海军薪酬办公室的职员——一个受人尊敬，但没有什么社会地位的职业。

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So what they need is a pathway to legal status: they should register, admit that they broke the law, pay a fine, and taxes, and learn English.

因此，要做的就是给他们需要的一条取得合法地位的途径：登记注册，承认违法，缴纳罚金，上缴税收和学习英语。

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People of a lower status use credit extensively to buy today and pay tomorrow.

社会地位低的人大量使用信贷，今天买，明天付钱。

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But last month,two senators, presented a plan that calls for illegal immigrants to pay back taxes and perform community service in order to gain legal status.

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Organizations that are content with the status quo pay little attention to lucrative new opportunities and struggle to see destructive hazards heading their way.

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Gone are the electronic board, the counter and the counter ladies though Merrill has hired 450 of them with a promise that, if they do well, they will get the same status and pay as the men.

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With respect to missing military personnel, for federal income tax purposes, the date of death for a member of the armed forces who was in a missing status is the date on which his or her name is removed from missing status for military pay purposes.

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