And it's all for a position that's mostly ceremonial.

天皇重要地位多是出于仪式上需要。

Right. So, are we in a position to choose one of these cities?

是，那么我们现在要在这些城市中吗？

It's a position in your country's national legislature.

大奖是国家立法机构席次。

I'm not in a position to confirm that. Hmm.

我没有权限来确认此事。

Traits speak generically about what you WILL DO in a position.

性格特征指明了你在这职位上会做些什么。

I have no doubt that America is in a position to continue to succeed.

我坚，美国处于可以继续成功位置。

There's a position for an office assistant at the English Language Centre.

在英语语言中心有办公室助理职位。

Yes, a bigwig is an important person in a position of power.

是，" bigwig" 是指掌权重要人物。

You're not in any strict sense in a position to claim moral credit for them.

在任何严格意义上，你都没有资格为它们争取道德上赞扬。

So, they are in a position to produce biofuels locally.

因此，他们有能力在当地生产生物燃料。

A position can also be a way of holding one's body, as in this example.

" position" 也可以是人们身体保持方式，正如这例子。

On the rare occasion that a position opens up, the competition is quite intense.

尽管空缺职位并不多，竞争却异常激烈。

These grizzly feats won him a position as surgeon to the city's gladiators.

这些恐怖表演为他赢得席之地，成为当地城市外科医师。

Virtually every island has a position from which you can see six trees.

几乎所有岛屿都有位置是可以看到所有六棵树。

By the 1930s Vancouver had become Canada's third-largest city, a position it maintains today.

到了1930年代，温哥华就已成了加拿大第三大都市，至今，这地位还没改变。

And why did you apply for a position here at our company?

你为什么要应聘我们公司职位呢？

It's unfair, according to this view, to put a pal in such a position.

据这种观点，把你朋友置于批评你境地，这样是不公平。

Too few firms offer an accurate account of what a position actually involves.

很少有公司能准确地描述职位实际工作内容。

They don't like being put in a position that makes them submissive.

他们不喜欢被放在让他们顺从位置上。

One is to hold a position, usually on middle ground, between two very different choices.

种是处于种立场，通常是在两种不同择之间保持中立。