成本增加导致利润减少 Costs lead to reduced profits
但是在货币升值会导致利润减少，大量企业濒临倒闭的情况下，我难以想象中国人会比过去消费的更多。
But with lowering profitability and many companies going to bankrupt due to increasing currency, I would hardly imagine Chinese people would spend more they used to be.
但思科的此次转变将面临很多挑战：网络设备市场正在快速变化，产品价格不断下降（进而导致利润减少），并且，越来越多的新公司正在进入这一市场，并与思科展开竞争。
The challenge there is that the networking-gear business is rapidly changing, with prices (and hence, margins) falling and new competitors entering the market.
2000年，一场大丰收导致农作物的价格暴跌、利润减少，农民们开始寻找解决办法。
In 2000, a bumper harvest crashed prices and, with profits squeezed, farmers looked for a solution.
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