That lower living standard will be brought about either by lower average money wages than would otherwise prevail or by higher average living costs, or by a combination of both.

平均收入的降低或是平均生说成本的上升或者两者兼有，这些情况都会带来生活水平的降低。

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That, he predicts, will lead to crushing taxes on middle-class Americans, a lower standard of living and higher unemployment.

他因此预测，那样将会导致美国中薪阶层承担巨额的税收，生活水平降低，失业率升高。

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Higher prices lead to a devalued dollar and a lower standard of living for Americans.

更高的物价导致了贬值的美元并降低了全体美国人的生活水平。

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"This labor not only takes lower wages,but accepts a standard of living so low that the American working man cannot compete with it."

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For the first time, the next generation of Americans, our grandchildren, risk having a lower standard of living than we enjoyed.

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