对有些老年人适应他们在社会中不断变化的角色和地位可能是痛苦的。

Adjustment to their changing role and position in society can be painful for some old people.

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在中世纪的欧洲，放逐是最严厉的刑罚，因为人们的身份是以在社会的角色和地位界定的。

In medieval Europe, it was the worst punishment possible, because people's identities were defined by their role and place in society.

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这幅从外部空间遥望地球的画面，从一个特殊的视角展示了我们在宇宙中的角色和地位，是如此渺小而又美丽。

This view of our planet shows how Earth looks from the outside, illustrating a special perspective of our role and place in the universe.We see a humbling yet beautiful view of ourselves.

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That's some sense of the spectrum of magazines that are coming out, and all with different roles to play in this culture and that position their writers and poets and artists associated with them in different ways.

对于设定即将出版的杂志的基调，以及它们在文学发展中扮演的不同角色,作家诗人和艺术家们以不同方式与之相连的地位,都具有一定的意义。

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