The law was passed in 1977, but recent years have seen a spike in enforcement, from five actions in 2004 to 74 in 2010.
该法案于1977年通过，可是近几年实施的频率创下了新高，从2004年的5起到2010年的74起。
Cognitive decline was long seen as an inevitable consequence of aging, but recent years have seen a surge of interest in activities and products touted to forestall this outcome.
随着年龄的增加，认知能力不可避免的降低。但是最近大量的人类活动行为的研究已经指向这一结果。
But recent years have seen mortgage loans made to millions of individuals with poor, risky, or insufficient credit - many of whom have either defaulted on the loans or are at risk of doing so.
但是在最近几年里，数百万贫穷、有欠款危险或者信用值不够的个人得到了抵押贷款，现在，他们中的许多人已经或即将无法偿还贷款。
But in recent years it has been dominated by Colombian mountain climbers, and American and Irish riders.
但近年来，哥伦比亚的登山者以及美国和爱尔兰的骑手占据了该赛事的主导地位。
Satellite observations and submarine surveys over the past few years had shown less ice in the polar region, but the recent measurements show the loss is more pronounced than previously thought.
过去几年的卫星观测和潜艇调查显示，极地地区的冰层减少了，但最近的测量显示，冰层的减少量比之前设想的更为明显。
But in recent years people have set their sights on the more distant past, when Europe's forests were filled with elephants, rhinoceroses and big cats.
但近年来，人们把目光投向了更遥远的过去，那时候欧洲森林里到处都是大象、犀牛以及大型猫科动物。
Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned.
家庭作业从来没有受到学生甚至许多家长的欢迎，但近年来它受到了特别的蔑视。
Thompson's business was originally modest in size, but in recent years he has expanded it by opening scores of chain stores across the country.
汤普森的生意起初规模不大，但近年来他在全国各地开了几十家连锁店，把生意做大了。
Erosion of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years.
英格兰南部沿海白色悬崖的侵蚀问题一直存在，但近年来变得更严重了。
Apple is the only foreign brand in the top five, but it has lost large ground to the home brands in recent years.
苹果是前五名中唯一的外国品牌，但近年来，它的市场份额已大幅输给了本土品牌。
Europe has been South Africa's main coal export market, but orders from India and China have rapidly grown in recent years.
欧洲一直都是南非的主要的煤矿出口市场，但近些年来印度和中国的订单量也迅速增长。
In recent years, many of them have been obliged to give up their nomadic lifestyle, but they continue to depend mainly on nature for their food and clothes.
近年来，他们中的许多人被迫放弃了游牧生活，但他们仍然主要依靠大自然为他们提供食物和衣服。
Electric cars may seem like a recent invention, but they've been around for years.
电动汽车似乎是最近才发明的，但它们其实已经存在很多年了。
The Yangtze River provides one third of the country's freshwater resources, but it has met lots of environmental problems in recent years, such as heavy pollution and overfishing.
长江提供全国三分之一的淡水资源，但它近年来遇到了很多环境问题，如重污染和过度捕鱼。
Because it's fun to practice and good for health, Five Animal Exercises are becoming more and more popular in recent years, not only in China, but also in many other places of the world.
练五禽戏很有趣，且对健康有好处，近年来，五禽戏变得越来越受欢迎，不仅在中国如此，而且在世界许多其他地方也是如此。
But in recent years many Britons have changed their drinking habits, shunning the pub and preferring to imbibe at home instead.
但是在最近几年，许多英国人改变了他们的饮酒习惯，不再进入酒吧，而是在家中饮酒。
But in recent years the two museums have begun to collaborate on exhibitions in a stunning show of cross-Strait cooperation.
不过最近几年，在海峡两岸合作的令人瞩目的展演中，两家博物馆开始合作展出。
But only in recent years have studies borne this out.
但是，直到近几年才有支持这一观点的研究。
But in recent years the colourful open-outcry trading floors have gradually ceded business to electronic transactions.
但在最近几年，有声有色、公开叫价的交易大厅已逐渐将业务拱手让给电子交易。
But in recent years, more emphasis has been put on the need to avoid wasting resources and the environment.
但近年来，人们越来越关注避免资源浪费和环境问题。
But in recent years I've been hard at work on a still more ambitious project-called Wolfram | Alpha.
其实，我最近数年一直在努力进行的是一个更加雄心勃勃的项目——名叫Wolfram |Alpha。
But in recent years, the U.S. "didn't assume its responsibilities."
但在最近几年，美国“并没有尽到她的责任”。
But in recent years some researchers have begun to focus on a different, often more subtle kind of wordless communication: physical contact.
但近年来，研究者们开始把重点放在一种不同的、通常更加微妙的非语言交流方式：身体接触。
But in recent years, TV cartoons have been declining in viewership.
但是最近几年，电视动画片的收视率不断下降。
But in more recent years, both technology and the marketplace have changed dramatically.
但是近些年来，技术和市场发生了戏剧性的变化。
But in recent years it has descended into empty theatrics.
但近年来这一制度已经下降得徒有其表。
But in recent years many of those specialty companies have lost market value or stalled, and the industry is going back to a vertically integrated model.
但近年来，许多专业公司都失去了市场价值，或是增长陷于停滞，行业也正在重返垂直整合的模式。
But in recent years astronomers have used radial velocity to find or confirm a number of planets down to a few times Earth's mass.
但是，近年来天文学家通过径向速度法去发现或证实大量小到只有几倍的地球质量的行星。
But in recent years astronomers have used radial velocity to find or confirm a number of planets down to a few times Earth's mass.
但是，近年来天文学家通过径向速度法去发现或证实大量小到只有几倍的地球质量的行星。
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