standing matter的意思|示意

Gillespie: What are the best ways to speed up the process by which race or ethnicity or social standing doesn't matter in fields that should be determined by merit?

Gillespie：在应该靠择优取才的领域加快这一进程，让种族或族裔或社会地位变得不再重要的最好方式是什么？

In many countries, where people go to college and what degrees they hold is a serious matter affecting job prospects and social standing.

在许多国家，一个人上的哪所大学、拿的什么文凭对职业前景和社会地位都有重要影响，在中国，这种影响尤其重大。

At first everybody tried to throw the ball into the basket no matter where he was standing.

最开始，无论站在哪里，球员们只是努力将球投到篮子里。