批评者说他的改革举措导致了生活水准的下降。

Critics say his reforms have caused the fall in living standards.

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批评家们说该新系统也许更有利可图，却会导致项目质量的下降。

Critics say that the new system may be more economic but will lead to a decline in programme quality.

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虽然下降可能是轻微的，他们说需要额外的注意。

Although the falls may be slight, they say extra care is needed.

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So between b e, and b, between n and o, magnesium and aluminum, and then phosphorous and sulfur, what we see here is that we're kind of going down, or quite specifically, we are going down.

比如从铍到硼，从氮到氧，从镁到铝，从磷到硫，我们在这些地方看到有点下降，或者可以明确地说，我们确实在下降。

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Usually we say it never goes down, we don't have it going down, cross that out.

一般我们说它永远不会走低,从曲线上来说,它不会下降

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If the stereotype is "your group doesn't do good in this," if I remind you that you're a member of that group immediately before doing it, your performance will drop.

如果刻板印象是“你的群体数学不好”,如果我在考前说，你是这个群体的,你的表现就会下降。

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