He challenged the status quo and called for action.

他向当时的现状发起挑战，号召人们行动起来。

They could cement the status quo of peer-reviewed research.

他们可能会使同行评审研究的现状凝固不前。

This case, they said, amounted to a quid without a quo.

他们称这个案子并不存在交换条件。

It's called " nepotism" and " quid pro quo" .

称为裙带关系和等价交换。

Yet, upending the status quo often requires a fresh view.

然而，要想扭转局，通常需要我们有一个全新的视角。

And the status quo is the unchanging situation as it is now.

" 现状" 是现在不变的状态。

That means the status quo puts all Americans at risk.

这意味着现状将所有美国人置于危险之中。

" Quid pro quo" , something for something.

" 互相帮助" ，意思是一报还一报。

But Mr. Bolton is an inveterate disrupter, eagerly upsetting the status quo in furtherance of his policy goals.

但博尔顿的确是个急于打破现状，推进他的政策目标并已深的破坏分子。

The status quo simply won't last.

现状并不长久。

And all comfort has done is maintain the status quo.

舒适能做的，就是维持现状。

To shake up status quo, that's America.

改变现状，这就是美国。

A single unexpected result is enough to challenge the status quo.

一个意想不到的结果就足够挑战了。

They are agents of the status quo.

他们是现行状况的代言人。

But the Latin phrase quid pro quo sounds a lot more professional.

但是拉丁短语“quid pro quo”听起来更加专业一点。

His one-time reformist zeal mutated into a fear of upsetting the status quo.

他曾经的改革热情变成了打破现状的恐惧。

The status quo, by contrast, would cement Mr Trump's takeover of the party.

与之相比，现状会巩固特朗普对共和党的掌控。

The new genomes, then, represent a big improvement on the status quo.

因此，新的基因组代表着对现状的巨大改进。

You can also get the Democrats to 51 or stay status quo at 50.

也可能是民主党获得51票，或者保持50票的现状。

The status quo was we don't have a choice.

现状是我们没有选择。