In places, the water table is declining at a rate of a meter a year, necessitating the periodic deepening of wells and the use of ever-more-powerful pumps.
在一些地方，水位正以每年一米的速度下降，需要定期加深井并使用更强大的水泵。
The burials actually formed a pattern, the tallest skeletons being found in the mounds, and the heights declining as burials became more distant from the mounds.
墓葬实际上形成了一种模式，在土堆中发现了最高的骨架，随着墓葬距离土堆越远，其高度就越低。
Europe is declining as a sphere of military power as Asia is increasing.
欧洲的军事实力正在衰退，而亚洲正在崛起。
But by far our most serious problem is a declining and aging population.
但是到目前为止，我们最严重的社会问题是人口下降问题和老龄化的问题。
The world that emerges from this recession will be shaped largely by China and America, the one rising and the other declining as a global power.
而在此次经济衰退中，中国和美国将成为世界格局的主要塑造者，前者不断崛起成为一个世界大国，而后者则由一个世界大国逐渐衰退。
While you'll want your emergency savings to be liquid, consider keeping it in a different bank than your main checking account and declining a debit card.
当你想让你的应急储蓄流动的时候，可以考虑把钱存在不同的银行而不要放在你的主支票帐户，同时不要使用借记卡。
When some sea otter populations off the Alaskan coast started rapidly declining a few years ago, it caused much concern because sea otters play an important ecological role in the coastal ecosystem.
几年前，阿拉斯加海岸的海獭数量急剧减少。由于海獭对于维持海岸沿线生态平衡有非常重要的作用，所以其数量下降引起了广泛的关注。
A shared experience of swiftly declining living standards caused by rising food prices drove these women to protest.
食品价格上涨导致生活水平迅速下降的共同经历促使这些妇女进行抗议。
In the U.S. and Europe, for example, the rise of the Internet has led to a declining consumption of news from outside the reader's borders.
例如，在美国和欧洲，互联网兴起导致读者对境外新闻消费的下降。
Instead, declining grades only predicted worse stress hormones among students who believed that worsening grades were a permanent and hopeless state of affairs.
相反，对于那些认为成绩下降是一种永久的、无法挽回的状态的学生来说，成绩的下降只会预兆着他们应激激素的上升。
Interest rates generally have been declining since last spring, despite a few upward blips in recent weeks.
尽管最近几周突然出现了几次短暂回升，利率自去年春季以来总的来说一直呈下降趋势。
There is a feeling among some black people that the level of racism is declining.
有些黑人感觉到种族歧视的程度正在减轻。
It is a great deal easier to motivate employees in a growing organisation than a declining one.
激励在一个成长中的组织工作的员工要比激励在一个衰落中的组织工作的员工容易得多。
A company whose profits from home markets are declining may seek opportunities abroad.
如果一家公司国内市场利润减少，它可能会寻找海外机会。
The value of a college degree is diminishing, and our upward mobility is declining.
大学学位正在逐渐贬值，我们的向上流动也在放缓。
Traditional vocational training in public high schools is gradually declining, stranding thousands of young people who seek training for a craft without going to college.
公立高中的传统职业培训正在逐渐衰落，导致数以千计的年轻人没有上大学就去寻求工艺培训。
It's also a potential economic problem, since a declining dollar makes imported food more expensive and exerts upward pressure on interest rates.
这也是一个潜在的经济问题，因为美元贬值使进口食品更加昂贵，并对利率产生上行压力。
Declining mental function is often seen as a problem of old age, but certain aspects of brain function actually begin their decline in young adulthood, a new study suggests.
心智功能衰退通常被视为老年问题，但一项新的研究表明，大脑功能的某些方面实际上在青年时代就开始衰退了。
These books reflect a trend, particularly strong in Britain, where swimming in pools is declining, but more and more folks are opting for open water.
这些书反映了一种趋势，在英国尤为突出：在游泳池里游泳的人越来越少，越来越多的人选择去开放水域游泳。
These books reflect a trend particularly strong in Britain, where swimming in pools is declining, but more and more folks are opting for open water.
这些书反映了一种在英国特别强烈的趋势：在游泳池里游泳的人越来越少，越来越多的人选择去开放水域。
The rise of food delivery has also played a role in the declining fortunes of the instant noodle industry.
外卖服务的兴起在一定程度上导致了方便面行业的衰落。
After first politely declining, he eventually took a seat in the front row.
他辞让了一番，才在前排就座。
In the British case, the industry's share of Labour and capital has been on a declining trend since 1990.
我们以英国为例，自1990年以来，金融业占用的劳动力及资金都呈现出了一个下降趋势。
It is true that marriage is a declining institution. Marriage rates are at their lowest since 1895.
婚姻已成为一种衰退的制度，这是事实，眼下结婚率正处于1895年来最低水平。
The net result will be a progressive convergence of nations to a declining per capita emission rate.
最终的结果将是各国逐渐趋于一个相同的并下降的人均排放量。
市场衰退。
"This just continues a declining trend for the growth rate," said Wang.
“这正是出生率下降趋势的延续”，王说。
Still, a declining workforce is changing once-fixed views.
尽管如此，正在下降的职工人数也正在改变曾经固定不变的观念。
Britain was a declining power but it managed to hang on for quite a long time with intelligent strategy.
英国国力虽然日益衰退，但它还是凭借高明的策略坚持了相当长的一段时间。
But some firms have found fortune even in a declining economy.
但一些公司却可以从经济衰退中寻找财富。
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