But it's not the only indicator and, paradoxically, its significance is declining.
但这并不是唯一的指标，而且矛盾的是，它的重要性正在下降。
As an indicator of shifts in the Earth's climate, the isotope record has two advantages.
作为地球气候变化的指标，同位素记录有两个优势。
Yes, the power indicator was on, and it was running, but somehow the sound didn't come through.
是的，电源指示灯是亮的，机器也正在运行，但是不知怎么的声音就是出不来。
A truer indicator of intelligence is an effective, happy life lived each day and each present moment of every day.
衡量智力的一个更真实的指标是，你是否每天都过着高效、快乐的生活，并且每时每刻都过着这样的生活。
Body weight is not always the best indicator of health and a thin person still needs to eat well and exercise regularly.
体重并不总是健康的最佳指标，瘦的人仍然需要吃得好，有规律地锻炼。
One key indicator of change in the environment surrounding these prehistoric settlements is the wood that was used there.
这些史前定居点周围环境变化的一个关键指标是当地曾使用的木材。
Head circumference is an indicator of brain volume, so a greater increase in head circumference in a newly-born baby suggests more rapid brain growth.
头围是大脑体积的一个衡量指标，所以新生儿头围越大，表明他们的大脑发育越快。
In a 1984 book, Claire C, Robertson argued that, before colonialism, age was a more important indicator of status and authority than gender in Ghana and in Africa generally.
在1984年的一本书中，克莱尔·C ·罗伯逊认为，在殖民主义出现之前，在加纳和整个非洲，年龄是地位和权威的一个更重要的指标，而不是性别。
Thoughts turn first to some sort of global statistic, some indicator which would rate the wealth of nations in both economic and environmental terms and show a relationship between the two.
人们首先想到的是某种全球统计数据，某种指标，它将对各国的经济和环境条件进行评级，并显示出两者之间的关系。
With everything else, it should be a pretty good indicator of the climate in this part of the state.
除此之外，它还能很好地反映该州这一地区的气候。
As on the Moon, the extent of large impact cratering serves as an age indicator for the Martian surface.
和在月球的一样，大型撞击陨石坑的范围之广可以显示出火星表面的年龄。
Taking time to get to know the person within is a far better indicator than prejudging him or her on appearance alone.
花时间去了解一个人的内心远比仅凭外表来判断一个人要好得多。
The purpose of a tuning indicator is to show when the set has been tuned exactly to this point.
调优指示器的目的是显示何时将设置调优到此点。
Reinfestation after treatment is an indicator of poor sanitation.
治疗后再次感染表明卫生状况较差。
We checked each key indicator.
我们核对了每个关键指标。
Unemployment is a lagging indicator.
失业率是个滞后的指标。
But perhaps this bubble indicator needs revising.
但是这个泡沫指标可能需要被修正。
True, the unemployment rate is a lagging indicator.
诚然，失业率是一个滞后指标。
Each indicator variable must be individually named.
每个指示符变量都必须单独命名。
How well someone can memorize notes is not an indicator of smarts.
背诵笔记的熟练程度，不是验证是否聪慧的指标。
Insolvencies, like unemployment, are a lagging economic indicator.
破产和失业都是经济滞后的指标。
A visual indicator that shows if the collection ended successfully.
一个可视指示符显示收集是否成功完成。
But this widely cited number is a misleading indicator of diversity.
然而这一受到广泛引用的数据是多元化方面的一个误导性指标。
Only three "more developed" countries ranked worse on this indicator.
只有三个较发达国家此项排在我们之后。
By this indicator China's currency is about 25% above its level in 2005.
这个指数也指出，中国的货币比2005年的水平要升值了25%。
"No single indicator would be adequate to describe what's going on," he says.
“只用一个指标不足以说明这是怎么回事，”他说。
Cholera was recognized as an indicator of how well the environment is managed.
霍乱被视为可衡量环境治理成果的一项指标。
Teen pregnancy rates are an indicator of how a nation is treating its women.
青少年怀孕比例反映了一个国家如何对待本国的女性。
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