1. In five different years, villages overwhelmingly reported significant population declines. 在不同的五年里,绝大多数村庄报告了人口的显著下降。
2. Natural gas and coal—also fossil fuels—have similarly seen price declines that look to be long-lived. 天然气和煤炭,还有化石燃料,也出现了类似的价格下跌,而且看起来会持续很长时间。
3. One reason performance declines on sultry, humid days is that working muscles have to compete with the skin for blood. 在闷热潮湿的天气里运动能力下降的一个原因是,运动中的肌肉必须与皮肤争夺血液。
4. Hearing normally declines as people age. 听力通常随着年龄的增长而减弱。
5. When grandmama urges her, she always declines politely. 奶奶催她时,她总是婉言谢绝。