He would gladly have sacrificed them in order to keep the much more virtuous and pure Lycidas -a gruesome proposal, but it's a gruesome proposal that suggests a primitive desire for a quid pro quo.

他很乐意牺牲了他们,来维持更为纯洁纯粹的,这是一首令人毛骨悚然的提议,暗示着一种最原始的复仇的欲望。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

What if we build a new status quo that involves interfaith cooperation?

如果我们建设出一个新的现实,它包含跨信仰合作，将会怎么样？

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

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