"All indications are that sea ice will continue to decline over the next several decades," he said. "We are still looking at a seasonally ice-free Arctic in twenty to thirty years.

他说：“所有的迹象表明在接下来的几十年时间里冰川将继续减少，二三十年之后我们会在夏天看到一个没有冰川的北极。

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I think it means the rate of decline in the economy, which during late last year and the first quarter of this year was like a free-fall, is definitely slowing down.

我认为，这表示，经过去年年底和今年第一季度自由落体式的经济下滑后，现在经济衰退的速度绝对是放慢了。

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The truly free man is he who knows how to decline a dinner invitation without giving any excuse.

不用什么借口便知道如何谢绝人家邀请吃饭的人，才是一个真正独来独往的人。

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And between the decline of free agency and their newfound fiscal restraint, their riches don't carry quite as much weight as they used to.

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Betsey Stevenson, an economist at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and former chief economist at the U.S. Labor Department, said that for some women, greater career ambition means less free time and a decline in overall happiness.

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Free market reform or decline.

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