If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our sky-high divorce rate.
如果以大萧条为鉴，我们可能会看到我们极高的离婚率有所下降。
That's important—this really does happen, stocks really do drop in price on the ex-dividend date.
这很重要——这种情况确实会发生，股价通常会在除息日下跌。
Shifting eating habits, including a sharp drop in consumption of sparkling drinks, have forced a radical change in the industry.
饮食习惯的改变，包括汽水消费量的大幅下降，迫使该行业发生了根本性的变化。
Experiments have also cast serious doubt on the belief that yawning is triggered by a drop in blood oxygen or a rise in blood carbon dioxide.
对于打哈欠是由血液中的氧气减少或血液中的二氧化碳增加引起的这种观点，一些实验也同样提出了严重的质疑。
Online shopping for the holiday season remained just a drop in the ocean of the estimated US$450 billion spent by US consumers.
在美国消费者估计花费的4500亿美元中，假日网购只是沧海一粟。
A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought.
新屋销售激增和每周失业救济人数下降表明，经济可能不像一些分析师此前预期的那样疲软。
Now, hotel, restaurant and bar owners have said they could face a 10% drop in trade with the new rules.
现在，酒店、餐厅和酒吧老板说，新规定实施后，他们可能会面临生意减少10%。
It can generate 194 megawatts of electric power, but that's just a drop in the bucket.
它可以产生194兆瓦的电力，但那只是沧海一粟。
Hotel owners have been forced to find new ways of attracting tourists since the sudden drop in tourism last year.
自从去年旅游业急剧下滑以来，饭店的老板被迫去寻找新的吸引游客的方法。
While it's possible bike-sharing will cause a drop in business, Crooks allowed that the idea is a positive step forward for New York City.
虽然共享单车可能会导致业务下滑，但克鲁克斯认为，这一想法对纽约市来说是向前迈出的积极一步。
A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job.
对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。
To avoid this drop in learning, it's up to parents to encourage continued learning during the summer.
为了避免这种学习下降，父母应该鼓励孩子在暑假继续学习。
The strength of an individual, as compared with that of the masses, is but a drop in the ocean.
个人的力量和群众的力量相比，不过是沧海一粟。
Tell your friends to drop in for a glass of wine or a cup of tea.
告诉朋友们来家喝杯葡萄酒或喝杯茶。
But while such support as Wang Zhi's is vital, it is a drop in the ocean.
王志们的援手固然重要，但这仅是杯水车薪。
Egypt has shown a remarkable drop in child mortality from 235 to 33 per 1000 in 30 years.
埃及经过30年的努力，儿童死亡率从235/1000，大幅降至33/1000。
For polio eradication, we have been encouraged by a 95% drop in cases in India and Nigeria.
在消灭脊髓灰质炎方面，印度和尼日利亚的病例减少了95%，令我们受到鼓舞。
The latest report also shows there has been a significant drop in the number of new HIV infections.
最新的报告同时也显示新发艾滋病病毒感染人数有明显的下降。
Income from wages and salaries increased 0.3% in July, reversing course after a 0.1% drop in June.
工资和报酬收入在7月增长了0.3%，逆转了6月份0.1%的下跌趋势。
But he said it is too early to say whether the drop in global consumer demand has reached bottom.
但他说，现在谈论全球消费者需求滑坡是否已经触底还为时过早。
A drop in energy costs and the biggest plunge in food costs in eight years kept inflation at bay.
能源成本降低，食品成本创下8年来最大降幅，都抑制了通货膨胀率。
The cause appears to be a huge drop in sugar production in India, the world's second-largest producer.
其原因似乎是世界第二大产糖国印度的糖产量的大幅下跌。
Still, it's a drop in the bucket and the possibilities for other life-supporting bodies are endless.
只是，这不过是沧海一粟，其它可能支撑生命存活的星球仍是无止境的。
The increase contributed to a drop in illiteracy rates from 42 percent in 1997 to 35 percent in 2002.
小学入学率提高使得该地区的文盲率从1997年的42％降低到2002年的35％。
The increase contributed to a drop in illiteracy rates from 42 percent in 1997 to 35 percent in 2002.
小学入学率提高使得该地区的文盲率从1997年的42％降低到2002年的35％。
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