You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline... Thank God the economy is not as bad as you read in the newspaper every day.

啜泣不断，抱怨竞争力下降的声音不绝于耳，美国正在走下坡路。老天，经济并没有象每天报上写的那么遭。

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Same-store sales in America at McDonald's, the world's largest fast-food company, did not decline throughout the downturn.

整个经济衰退期间，全球最大的快餐公司麦当劳在美国的同店销售额并没有下降。

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But the book comes alive when Mr Nye USES it as the foundation to cast doubt on the idea that America is in precipitate decline.

当奈先生以此为基础来质疑美国正经历迅猛的衰退的观点时，本书开始变得活跃起来。

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Nwanze says the decline was as much as a third in Africa and two-thirds in Asia and Latin America.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

The weathervanes of conventional wisdom are registering another round of angst about America in decline.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Decline is a choice

Among these crosscurrents, my thesis is simple: The question of whether America is in decline cannot be answered yes or no.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Decline is a choice

Joe Biden just talked about that, talking about America is in decline.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President and Vice President in Dayton, OH