我们正在侵蚀全球经济、生计、粮食安全、健康和生活质量的根本基础。

We are eroding the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life worldwide.

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尽管中央帝国通常非常富有和人口稠密，它本质上是很脆弱的，因为新的国际贸易路线的发展可能会破坏货币基础和侵蚀国家权力。

The central state, though often very rich and very populous, was intrinsically fragile, since the development of new international trade routes could undermine the monetary base and erode state power.

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这种情况在异地恋中很常见，尤其是在军人之中，它侵蚀了亲密接触中的基础部分——人们开始感觉不到他们是心心相系的了。

This happens fairly frequently in long-distance relationships, especially in military ones, and it erodes a fundamental part of intimacy—people stop feeling like they're connected.

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