Parts of the administration may be changing but others have been obdurate defenders of the status quo.

　　政府的一些部門(mén)可能正在作出改變，但是其他部門(mén)卻執(zhí)意維護(hù)現(xiàn)狀。

　　The president remains obdurate on the question of cutting taxes.

　　總統(tǒng)在削減稅收這個(gè)問(wèn)題上依然頑固不化。

　　Not giving way to pressure or persuasion; obdurate.

　　固執(zhí)的不屈服于壓力的或不聽(tīng)從勸告的；固執(zhí)的。

　　He remained obdurate, refusing to alter his decision.

　　他依然固執(zhí)己見(jiàn)，拒不改變決定。

　　He remained obdurate in his refusal to sign.

　　他仍然執(zhí)拗地不肯簽字。