The sticking point is, we should believe that engineer could be a member of rank and fashion, instead of down with the rank and file!

其附带的观点是，我们应该相信工程师能成为上流社会中的一员，而不是降为平民百姓。

It was greatly surprising to Tom that ladies of standing in society, often of rank and fashion, should condescend to utter sentiments couched in the language of the fish market.

使汤姆十分惊讶的是，社会地位很高的、有时还是贵族社会和上流社会的贵妇们，怎么会自贬身价，用下流粗话来发泄感情。