that being so then

First along the shore then out, so that the inmates had the choice of being burned or drowned.

一开始沿着岸边，然后向着水面去了，里面的居民别无选择只能被烧死或者条船而淹死。

If women are being told unemployment is so high that the jobs need to kept for men since they are the breadwinners, can't women then create their own jobs?

如果妇女被告知，由于失业率太高，工作机会必须留给男人，因为他们是家庭的经济支柱，那么妇女能不能为自己创造就业机会？

It's not so much that you should be climbing a ladder, but more that if you are not being recognized for great work then you're probably not doing great work.

你应该往上爬，这没有什么。如果你被很多人认为没有在做一份好的工作，你很可能就是在做一份不怎么样的工作。