Cognitive decline is the loss of ability to learn new skills, or recall words, names, and faces that is most common as we age.

认知能力下降是指丧失学习新技能或回忆单词、名字和面孔的能力，这是随着年龄的增长而最常见的现象。

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Even in the areas that retain a soil cover, the reduction of vegetation typically results in the loss of the soil's ability to absorb substantial quantities of water.

即使在保留土壤覆盖的地区，植被的减少通常也会导致土壤丧失吸收大量水分的能力。

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The gradual drying of the soil caused by its diminished ability to absorb water results in the further loss of vegetation, so that a cycle of progressive surface deterioration is established.

土壤吸收水分的能力减弱使土壤逐渐变得干燥，导致植被进一步减少，从而建立了一个渐进的地表退化循环。

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Cognitive decline is the loss of ability to learn new skills, or recall words,names,and faces that is most common as we age.

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And if you were suddenly stripped of your ability to make generalizations, you'd be at a loss.

如果你突然失去了,归纳的能力，你就会一头无绪。

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Other symptoms include a loss of the ability to move normally or a loss of balance.

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It may be compounded by physical decline such as loss of driving ability, decreased hearing or vision.

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But the loss of confidence in the ability of bankers to manage large financial institutions might be more enduring.

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