C. but whose reputation declines after death and never regains its former status
荣誉的地位么???不是应该是"人"的地位回不到从前了么?
IMO:"it"确实是指“reputation”, i.e. "...regains the former status of reputation "。翻译过来不是“荣誉的地位”,而是“名声的状态”,即“以前的名声”。
-- by 会员 cycyang (2011/3/25 21:38:23)