Preferring to stick to the status quo when faced with unexpected upheaval tends to lead to a sense of helplessness and distress.

当面临意想不到的剧变，你喜欢坚持现状，这往往会引起一种无助感、悲伤感。

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While middle children are thought to be the rebellious ones, oldest children are more likely to be rule-followers and stick to the status quo.

年龄居中的孩子被认为叛逆，而长子长女更可能遵守规则，并坚持现状。

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Third, such a trade would be a gamble, and NBA teams are generally risk-averse, as we saw at the last trade deadline. Most GMs prefer to stick with the status quo.

第三，这样的交易无疑是一场赌博，而NBA的球队是最忌讳这样的冒险的，因此我们看到在第一个交易截止如前大部分的球队都选择了保持现状。

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Economic revolutions require institutions to change and maybe make history, because if they stick to the status quo they soon become history.

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In any case, the notion that critics of contemporary reforms simply want to defend all teachers no matter what and stick like glue to the status quo is simply untrue.

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As we become more and more fatigued from making decisions, we become less inclined to make them and more inclined to stick with the status quo.

FORBES: Avoiding the Dreaded Decision Fatigue