It is easy to blame the decline of conversation on the pace of modern life and on the vague changes taking place in our everchanging world.

人们很容易把人与人交谈的减少，来归咎于现代生活的快节奏，和在这个不停变化的世界上发生的那些说不清楚的变化。

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The most important part of this conversation is what to do about the decline of American manufacturing.

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At the end of our conversation, we asked about a number of reports that the H1N1 flu virus is in decline.

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