Japan's old guard worries that radical steps will precipitate an economic crisis, and so prefers the status quo.It does not realise how inherently dangerous the status quo is.

日本的卫道士们担心剧变会加快经济危机的步伐，所以倾向于维持现状，殊不知现状已然多么凶险。

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Letizia's status as a commoner, as well as her previous marriage to school teacher Alonso Guerrero, offended some of the old guard in Spain.

莱蒂西亚的平民身份，以及她与一名叫阿隆索·格雷罗的老师结过婚曾引起一些西班牙的保守派的不满。

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Japan's old guard worries that radical steps will precipitate an economic crisis, and so prefers the status quo.

日本的保守派担心，激进的措施将加速经济危机，因而倾向于维持现状。

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"She says the photo might be of a kidnapper whom she had taken to be a low-status guard, but couldn't be sure, " the Monitor article, slated for Friday editions, said.

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The crew huddled defiantly in the corner until the last ritual of the prayer was performed, and our minder came rushing over to explain our status to the security guard.

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It is merely part of an epic slow-motion battle between reformers who want to turn Japan into a "normal" democracy and an old guard that prefers the corrupt status quo.

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