Poverty – which had been dropping across East Asia at an unprecedented rate of 9 percent a year in the five years before the crisis – started spiraling upwards again.

在危机前本来连续五年以每年9％的空前速度下降的贫困率又开始扶摇直上。

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The readers were primarily those who had been dropping away from mainstream society.

最早的读者都是些脱离主流社会的人。

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Hurricane Tomas caused heavy rains and flooding and some deaths. The number of cholera cases had been dropping last week but then rose sharply after the storm.

飓风托马斯导致了暴雨，洪水，并造成数人死亡。上周霍乱病例已有所下降，但飓风过后，又迅速上升。

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Recently, until the latest attack, the level of violence had been dropping.

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But its stock had been dropping since Oct. 1.

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It also said the range and volume of English language production in Wales had been dropping, with the result that audiences were declining and much theatre talent was forced to work outside Wales.

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