Such, then, is the way things stand: on the left angry critics, on the right stupid supporters, and in the middle, as usual, the majority of earnest people trying to get on in life.

那么，事情就是这样的：左翼是愤怒的批评者，右翼是愚蠢的支持者，而中间一如既往地是大多数努力在生活中取得成功的勤恳人士。

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There are two things that stand in the way for most of us when we put off setting up backups for our hard drive.

大多数情况下，这里有两个问题摆在我们面前当我们准备开始备份我们的硬盘的时候。

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Many things can stand in the way of love.

许多东西会成为爱情之路上的阻碍。

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I won't stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are.

VOA: special.2009.09.12

I think that his deadpan way of bringing things down to earth when they get a little too highfalutin' involves the skill of a genuine stand-up comic.

我认为他是真的有漫画人物的效果,当他总是面无表情的’,让那些过分骄傲的人回归现实。

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"I won't stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

The hallmark of a meme that upends the traditional way of doing things is the resistance it receives from those who stand to gain the most from its existence.

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Several things stand in the way of prompt hearings, Thompson said.

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OK. Unfortunately, for many people, there are things that stand in the way.

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