Tobacco taxes, which generate more than twice as much, have proven instrumental in the decline of smoking, which has saved millions of lives.
烟草税的收入是其两倍多，事实证明，它在减少吸烟方面发挥了重要作用，挽救了数百万人的生命。
At the worst point in the decline, the four weeks ending Aug. 24, M2 was dropping at an annualized rate of 12%.
在下降最低点、截止8月24日的四星期周期里，M2以年率12%的速度下降。
And, he added, when the same sort of effects show up in the spread of obesity as in the decline of smoking, that should be a signal.
他还说，肥胖扩散与烟民减少之间出现的相同效应已传递出了一个信号。
The relatively recent popularity of cell phones and portable electronics has also played a part in the decline of the gorilla population.
进来手机和其它一些便携电子装置普及率的不断提高也对猩猩数量的减少负有责任。
The figures represent a general decline in employment.
这些数字表明就业率的总体下降。
The customs figures show a steady decline in British trade.
关税数字表明英国的贸易在稳步下降。
Some simplistically attribute the decline in our public education system to the drain of skilled students by private schools, but far more significant events were at work.
一些人将公共教育体系的衰退简单粗暴地归因于私立学校技能型学生的流失，但更重要的因素仍在发挥其影响。
This is the decline in the growth in yields of some of the world's major crops.
这是世界上一些主要农作物产量增长速度的下降。
Changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign students seeking admission to U.S. universities.
签证程序的变化导致申请美国大学的外国学生数量急剧下降。
This decline can be seen clearly in the changes that affected Venetian shipping and trade.
这种衰落可以从影响威尼斯航运和贸易的变化中清楚地看到。
Blaming the permissive 1960s is nothing new, but this is not yet another criticism against the decline in education.
指责教育宽松的20世纪60年代并不是什么新鲜事，但这次并不又是针对教育衰落的批评。
The prevalence of several silkworm diseases has led to a decline in silk products. Especially in France, the silk industry has never recovered.
几种桑蚕疾病的流行导致了丝绸产品下滑。特别在法国，丝绸工业再也没有恢复。
With this new use for salicylates, we can expect a continued steady decline in the number of headaches suffered by the average citizen of Mentia.
有了水杨酸盐的这种新用途，我们可以预期Mentia 普通市民患头痛的数量会持续稳步下降。
Women's liberation opened up new professional opportunities for women, and, over time, some of the best left teaching as a career option, bringing about a gradual decline in the quality of schooling.
妇女解放运动为妇女开辟了新的职业机会。因此，随着时间的推移，一些女性人才逐渐不把教师纳入职业选择范围内，导致了教育质量的逐步下降。
The question of whether the decrease in plant fecundity caused by the spraying of pesticides actually causes a decline in the overall population of flowering plant species still remains unanswered.
喷洒杀虫剂导致的植物繁殖力下降是否真的会导致开花植物物种总数的下降，这个问题仍然没有答案。
Chua recounts her decision to raise her two daughters the "Chinese way", and not give in to the inevitable "family decline" that befalls immigrant families.
蔡妈妈叙述了她决定用“中国方式”抚养她的两个女儿，而不是向移民家庭不可避免的“家庭衰落”妥协。
Researchers have found that the decline in waters near the poles is most pronounced.
研究人员发现，在两极附近的水域跌幅最为显著。
The ISTP team's research demonstrates that the population and job density of cities rose or remained constant in the 1980s after decades of decline.
ISTP团队的研究表明，在经历了几十年的衰退后，城市人口和工作密度在20世纪80年代上升或保持不变。
The aim is to reverse the decline in the number of tree species or at least to preserve the "genetic material" of all of them.
其目的是扭转树种数量下降的趋势，或至少保存所有树种的“遗传物质”。
The species showed no significant decline in fecundity.
该物种的繁殖力没有明显下降。
I suspect that some experts in the field will be keen to address alternative explanations, such as unassessed variables playing a role in the well-being decline.
我怀疑，该领域的一些专家将热衷于作出其他解释，比如在幸福感下降中发挥作用的未评估变量。
Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards.
政府吝啬被指责是食品标准下降的原因。
The closure of the mine was the single most important factor in the town's decline.
矿山的关闭是这个镇衰落的唯一最重要的因素。
Furniture and carpet retailers are among those reporting the sharpest annual decline in sales.
家具和地毯零售商们是在那些报告最大年销售下滑的商家之中。
At the current rate of decline, many of the rain forest animals could become extinct in less than 10 years.
按照目前的下降速度，许多雨林动物不到十年就会绝种。
The company reported a small decline in its profits.
公司报告其利润略有减少。
Critics say that the new system may be more economic but will lead to a decline in programme quality.
批评家们说该新系统也许更有利可图，却会导致项目质量的下降。
Industry in Britain has been in decline since the 1970s.
英国工业自20世纪70年代以来一直在走下坡路。
Industry in Britain has been in decline since the 1970s.
英国工业自20世纪70年代以来一直在走下坡路。
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