Not only did the gold show off a family's wealth and status, it was portable and easily sold in a crisis.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

My ego, I hope, is not bound up with the status of being at Princeton or Yale or Berkeley.

我所追求的，并非是,在普林斯顿或耶鲁或伯克利大学执教。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

The Jews were not considered Greeks, but at least they were higher in status in Alexandrian law than local Egyptians.

犹太人不是希腊人，但在法律规定却比当地埃及人地位高。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

"Overall,this will be a meeting about reaffirming the status quo, reaffirming the progress that's being made on lots of different issues, but not one with a big ambitious agenda."

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

A progress bar is not supposed to print one hundred lines just to update its status; generally we like to see a little animation.

一个进度条不应该是打印100行,只是更新它的状态，一般地，我们,想看到一点生机。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

And I will not accept the status quo as a solution.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

In fact, our readiness and potential to experience happiness is mostly depended on our state of mind, not on our status, or the states of our bank account.

事实上，我们的准备和体验幸福的可能性,主要由我们的心境决定，不是我们的地位或银行账户状况。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

"The status quo in Afghanistan right now is not sustainable.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

It might not have been the status quo.

这本不能成为现实。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

He said the de facto authorities also made reference in a letter to his government about the embassy as a "facility" run by the Brazilians, implying that it does not enjoy diplomatic status.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Austria has given Indian observer status which means that it's not impossible to imagine a more intergrade rule of India in east Asian economy, if it moves in that direction.

奥地利还给出调查结果称,如果印度继续按照原政策发展,那么想要在东亚经济体中,将印度摆到中等国家的想法，是不可能的。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

"But also to take it a step further and think how we can - not only women but also men - how we can together change the status of women and make it better."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

But rather than celebrating Nigeria's status as not only host nation but also defending champion of this event, local organizers and FIFA officials alike will instead be holding their collective breath, hoping that the country pulls through the three-week long tournament without any major problems.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22