In general, people do tend to try to maintain the status quo.

If you've read my column for a while, you know that I try to maintain a pragmatic approach to software development.

如果您阅读过我的专栏文章的话，您就会知道我试图对软件开发主张一种实用的方法。

Did you say that you were 16 so that you could try to maintain more privacy?

你说你是16岁，这样你可以来保持更多的隐私？

We try to maintain quality but from our client's point of view the chief factor is cost.

我们努力保持质量，但在当事人看来主要问题是成本。

As people try to maintain social engagement during self-isolation, citizen science offers a unique opportunity.

人们在隔离期间还想努力保持社会参与度，公众科学为你提供一个独特的机会。

Ensure proper table manners, never discuss religion or politics, and try to maintain a level of quiet dignity.

注意正确的餐桌礼仪，不要讨论宗教或政治话题，还有尽量做到有自尊。

And while he has canceled travel for the next month, he will try to maintain a mostly normal schedule.

尽管他取消了下月的旅程，但他仍会尽力维持大体正常的工作日程。

Try to maintain your weight directly over your feet, keeping heels on the floor.

保持身体重心放在双脚，保持后脚跟着地。

The Scots, particularly the Highlanders form the mountainous north, try to maintain their separate identity.

苏格兰人，特别是来自山脉北部的高地人，试图维持他们独立的特性。

In May of last year, German banks and insurers made a nonbinding pledge to maintain about 8 billion in Greek debt and loans for three years.

去年5月，德国多家银行和保险公司做出不具约束力的承诺，将在未来三年内保持约80亿欧元的希腊债务和贷款。

The leaders of the two countries are planning their summit meeting with a pledge to maintain and develop good ties.

两个国家的领导人将要计划他们的最高会议，承诺要维护和发展两国的友好关系。

There is no need to maintain a strict alphabetical sequence.

不必保持严格的字顺。

Also implied is the need to maintain history for all changes for audit and management purposes.

关注的还有出于统计和管理的目的，为所有变更维持历史记录的必要性。

To do that, you need to maintain your network.

为了达到那一目标，你需要维持关系网。

Hence, they need to maintain good relationship with them, and creative the value for customers.

服务企业的成功需要保持与顾客的良好关系，并创造顾客所需要的价值。

The need to maintain an efficient second chamber.

需要保持一个有效率的第二议院。

We need to maintain this strategic, pro-active approach to our engagement with China.

在与中国的交往中，我们需要保持这一战略性的、积极的方案。

We cannot allow an increase in domestic prices and we need to maintain the number of cattle.

我们不能容许国内价格上涨，我们也需要保持牲口的数量。

Underground heat exchanger under the conditions of normal use there is no need to maintain.

地下换热器正常使用条件下无须维护。

How much future investment do we expect to need to maintain our current performance?

我们需要多少未来的投资才能，确保我们目前的成绩？

That means you need to maintain your dignity even when you're not on the clock.

也就意味着即使不是工作时间，也要保持威严。