In ancient times, it was believed that the positions of the planets influenced the fate of kings and nations.

在古代，人们认为行星的位置会影响国王和国家的命运。

Full disclosure: I own small positions in both of the stocks that we are discussing today.

全面披露：我在我们今天讨论的两只股票中都持有少量头寸。

Low-paying jobs are a dime a dozen, but high-level positions are hard to find.

低薪工作到处都是，但高级职位却是很难找到。

That might get rid of the less qualified ones, too. Okay, I'll post the positions on job boards.

那可能也会把不太合格的人排除掉。好的，我会把这些职位发布到招聘网站上。

Studies over the years have shown that for leadership positions such as these, personality is often more important than intelligence.

近年来很多研究结果都显示，对类似高管职位，一个人的性格往往比智商更重要。

We have had lots of applicants for these positions.

对这些职位我们已有了很多申请人。

Unfilled positions number several million countrywide.

全国的空缺职位数达到数百万。

Many men still occupy more positions of power than women.

许多男性仍比女性占有更多的权力职位。

People in the crowd were jostling for the best positions.

这群人在竞相抢占最好的位置。

The management will have to think seriously about their positions.

管理层将不得不认真考虑他们的立场。