1．Apart from its religious influence, the Authorized Version (Bible) has had a great influence on English language and literature. The translators of the Authorized Version held fast to pure, old English speech.

Held fast 在这里是什么意思？

2 In fact, when Peking University decided to abolish its lifetime tenure system for its teaching staff, scholars responded differently. Some took outright exception to this move. But this has nothing to do with their ethical quality—the matter is not so simple. Their criticism reveals more about their complaints that their contributions went unrecognized under the old employment system and that young teachers seem to bear more of the cost of the change—not just reluctance to part with the old system.fficeffice" />

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他们的批评更多的揭露了他们的一些不满.这种不满即在旧体系下他们的工作成就得不到肯定.还有就是年轻教师为这转变付出了更多代价.而不仅仅是勉强与旧体系的决裂.

hold在这儿是坚持某种意见的意思.fast在这里是副词.completely的意思.

出钦定本圣经的时期正是英国语言转型的时期.Samuel Johnson编了英语字典.规范了英语.那时的圣经作为一个优秀的散文典范.进化了许多笨拙的中世纪英语表达方法.