Hence, figuratively speaking, “the last man standing” is often used to describe the lone survivor of any disastrous situation ...

总结一下，standing committee（常委会）里的standing，表示“日常的、常设的、固定”之意。 最后再请大家看一下中英对照，是否能理解里面的用词了？

BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The National People's Congress (NPC) and its standing committee have passed 35 laws, adopted 62 legislative amendments, and approved 34 binding resolutions since March ...

BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The National People's Congress (NPC) and its standing committee have passed 35 laws, adopted 62 legislative amendments, and approved 34 binding resolutions since March ...