They could keep for themselves the prestigious title of "chaste" even though they were obviously performing an act that almost anyone in an earlier period would assume disqualified them from being called chaste.

他们可以为自己享有这有声望的“贞节“称号“,尽管很显然他们所表现的行为,几乎早期的任何人都会认为,那是没有资格被称为贞节的。

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I think it's just more difficult to get in and they're much more prestigious.

我觉得就是进入这些大学更难，它们也更有声望。

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A seeming exception is the fact that sometimes individuals can, through the exertion of their influence and prestige, actually change the way we speak about things.

也许有一个例外，有人的确看上去能用个人声望和影响，左右我们说话的方式。

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some are fame *****, some people are star ******.

有的人很有声望，有的人则是明星，

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