1. There is no point whatsoever in carefully placing our valuable artifacts in paper or card that is going to hasten their demise. 小心地把我们珍贵的文物放在纸上或卡片上，这样做毫无意义，这会加速它们的灭亡。
2. There is no point whatsoever in carefully placing our valuable artifacts in paper or cards that is going to hasten their demise. 小心地把我们珍贵的文物放在纸上或卡片上的这种做法毫无意义，只会加速它们的灭亡。
3. Indeed, most analysts believe that some kind of environmental degradation underlies the demise of many extinct salmon populations. 事实上，大多数分析家认为某种环境退化是许多已灭绝鲑鱼种群消亡的根源。
4. He does not mourn the demise of that world liberated from court etiquette, he says, he can call someone an "idiot" if he wants, instead of "Your Excellency". 他说，他不会为这个从宫廷礼仪中解放出来的世界的消亡而哀悼，如果他愿意，他可以称某人为“白痴”，而不是“阁下”。
5. In recent years, we have all been exposed to dire media reports concerning the impending demise of global coal and oil reserves. 近年来，我们都接触到有关全球煤炭和石油储备即将枯竭的可怕媒体报道。
