Since 1980, productivity improvements in manufacturing have moved the United States from a position of acute decline in manufacturing to one of world prominence.
自1980年以来,制造业生产率的提高已使美国从制造业急剧衰退的境地成为世界瞩目的国家之一。
But since 1980, the amount of water consumed per person has actually decreased, thanks to a range of new technologies that help to conserve water in homes and industry.
但自1980年以来,在一系列帮助家庭和工业节水的新技术应用之后,人均用水量实际上有所下降。
Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980.
1980年以来,世界肥胖症人数已翻了一番。
Syria has been allied with Tehran since the outset of the war between Iran and Iraq in 1980.
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It doesn't match up very well though because interest rates have been going down since 1980 and the boom is very sudden, so it seems to me that Greenspan should have seen this bubble coming.
虽然这说法有些瑕疵,因为利率自1980年开始就一直下降,但繁荣却突如其来,所以我觉得,格林斯潘本应能看到泡沫的发生
Since around 1980, building costs have been falling.
自1980年以来,建筑成本一直在下降
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