In American society, however, the class structure was less rigid; some people changed occupations easily and believed it was their duty to improve their social and economic position.

然而，在美国社会，阶级结构没有那么严格；有些人很轻易地就改变了职业，并认为提高他们的社会和经济地位是他们自己的责任。

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The kind of dualist position that we are considering in this class is an interactionist position, where the soul commands the body.

我们在这门课里,所讨论的二元论观点,实际上是一种互动论的观点,也就是认为灵魂可以控制肉体

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Hanging over all this, of course, is the constitutional position of Wales within the UK. Does the Welsh political class want to get itself into a position where it is demanding significant extra revenues from England by virtue of its hilly terrain and rainy climate?

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There's no straightforward link between your actual position in society and what class you think you're in, says Savage.

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That bit about the bad pay is key, I think, to understanding the really precarious position the middle and working class finds itself in today.

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