六级Cognitive decline is the loss of ability to learn new skills, or recall words, names, and faces that is most common as we age.

认知衰退是指随着年龄的增长，学习新技能或回忆单词、姓名和面孔的能力的丧失。

2016年6月听力原文

高考For football and basketball, adding talented players to a team proves a good method, but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent; above that level, the team's performance begins to decline.

对于足球和篮球来说，为一支球队增加有天赋的球员证明是一个好方法，但只能达到70%的球员都是顶级人才的程度；超过这个水平，团队的表现开始下降。

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

六级From other sources, we also know teenage crime, drug abuse and premarital sex are in general decline.

从其他来源，我们也知道青少年犯罪、吸毒和婚前性行为普遍下降。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级The number of British films being made has declined in the past few years, according to new figures.

据最新数据显示，在过去几年中，正在拍摄的英国电影数量有所下降。

2015年12月听力原文

六级What accounts for the significant decline in humanistic studies today

是什么导致了今天人文主义研究的显著下降

2010年12月阅读原文

高考The number of trees larger than two feet across has declined by 50 percent on more than 46, 000 square miles of California forests, the new study finds.

新的研究发现，在超过46000平方英里的加州森林中，直径超过2英尺的树木数量减少了50%。

2019年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级Across the developed world, ear use is in decline as more people move to city centers, while young people especially are opting for other means of travel.

在发达国家，随着越来越多的人迁往市中心，ear的使用正在下降，而年轻人尤其选择了其他出行方式。

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

六级Over the past two years, the figures on imports and exports seem not to signal a double-dip recession – a renewed decline in the broad level of economic activity in the United States – but an economic expansion.

在过去两年中，进出口数据似乎并没有预示着二次探底衰退——美国经济活动总体水平再次下降——而是经济扩张。

2011年12月阅读原文

六级Sadly, the data also showed face-to-face socializing and sports activity had declined over the period covered by the survey.

遗憾的是，数据还显示，在调查期间，面对面的社交活动和体育活动有所减少。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级The researchers conclude that electronic communication was the only adolescent activity that increased at the same time psychological well-being declined.

研究人员得出结论，电子交流是青少年唯一一种在心理健康水平下降的同时增加的活动。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级I suspect that some experts in the field will be keen to address alternative explanations, such as unassessed variables playing a role in the well-being decline.

我怀疑该领域的一些专家会热衷于解决其他解释，比如在幸福感下降中起作用的未评估变量。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级Now a new study has provided another contribution to the debate, uncovering strong evidence that adolescent well-being in the United States really is experiencing a decline and arguing that the most likely cause is the electronic riches we have given them

现在，一项新的研究为这场辩论提供了另一个贡献，发现了强有力的证据表明美国青少年的幸福感确实在下降，并认为最有可能的原因是我们给予他们的电子财富

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级I think that by having people adopt a healthy lifestyle, both from a medical standpoint as well as nutritional and cognitive stimulation standpoint, we can reduce the incidence of cognitive decline, which will be proof that these factors are, in fact, imp

我认为，通过让人们采取健康的生活方式，无论是从医学角度还是从营养和认知刺激角度来看，我们都可以减少认知能力下降的发生率，这将证明这些因素实际上是imp

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级A new study has failed to find any conclusive evidence that lifestyle changes can prevent cognitive decline in older adults.

一项新的研究没有发现任何确凿的证据表明生活方式的改变可以防止老年人认知能力的下降。

2016年6月听力原文

四级The implication is a sharp decline in global trade, which has plunged partly because oilproducing nations can't afford to import as much as they used to.

这意味着全球贸易将急剧下降，部分原因是产油国不能像过去那样大量进口石油。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级The implication is a sharp decline in global trade, which has plunged partly because oil-producing nations can't afford to import as much as they used to.

这意味着全球贸易将急剧下降，部分原因是产油国无法承担过去那样多的进口。

2016年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

高考After all, many older people don't begin to experience physical and mental decline until after age 75.

毕竟，许多老年人直到75岁以后才开始经历身心衰退。

2015年高考英语广东卷 完形填空 原文

四级In a multi-state study of assisted living , for instance, University of North Carolina researchers found that a host of variables—the facility's type, size or age; whether a chain owned it; how attractive the neighborhood was—had no significant relationship to how the residents fared in terms of illness, mental decline, hospitalizations or mortality.

在一个多状态的辅助生活研究中，例如，北卡罗来那大学的研究人员发现了大量的变量，设施的类型、大小或年龄；连锁店是否拥有它；社区的吸引力与居民的疾病、精神衰退、住院或死亡率没有显著关系。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级Declining mental function is often seen as a problem of old age, but certain aspects of brain function actually begin their decline in young adulthood, a new study suggests.

一项新的研究表明，精神功能衰退通常被视为老年人的一个问题，但大脑功能的某些方面实际上是在年轻成年人开始衰退的。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级Perhaps most exciting is research that suggests that crafts like knitting and crocheting may help to keep off a decline in brain function with age.

也许最令人兴奋的是一项研究表明，编织和钩针等手艺可能有助于防止大脑功能随着年龄的增长而下降。

2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级A new study from michigan State University, though, argues that all students—including high achievers—see a decline in performance when they browse the Internet during class for non-academic purposes.

不过，密歇根州立大学的一项新研究认为，所有学生，包括成绩优异的学生，在课堂上出于非学术目的浏览互联网时，成绩都会下降。

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读

考研Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century,perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.

在过去四分之一个世纪中，英语报纸发生的所有变化中，影响最深远的也许是其艺术报道范围和严肃性的无情下降。

2010年考研阅读原文

六级Researchers are already asking if motor vehicle use has reached its peak and will decline, but transport planners have yet to catch up with this trend, instead of laying new roads to tackle traffic jams.

研究人员已经在询问机动车使用是否已经达到高峰并将下降，但交通规划者尚未跟上这一趋势，而不是铺设新的道路来解决交通堵塞。

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

高考Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was beyond our range, so we declined.

虽然她的描述听起来很棒，但价格超出了我们的承受范围，所以我们谢绝了。

2015年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

高考But the amount of time spent in reading each session has declined, from closer to an hour or more to closer to a half hour per session.

但每节课花在阅读上的时间有所减少，从每节课近一个小时或更多到近半个小时。

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级The expert review also found insufficient evidence to recommend any drugs or dietary supplements that could prevent or slow cognitive decline.

专家审查还发现，没有足够的证据推荐任何可以预防或减缓认知能力下降的药物或膳食补充剂。

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

高考But before they can be assured, more efforts must be made, because the population of the crane in the wild is on the decline, and many other species appear headed toward extinction.

但在它们得到保证之前，必须做出更多的努力，因为野生鹤的数量正在下降，许多其他物种似乎正在走向灭绝。

2019年高考英语江苏卷 完形填空 原文

考研Yes , there has been a budding economic recovery since the 2008 global crash , but in key indicators in areas such as health and education , major economies have continued to decline.

是的，自2008年全球金融危机以来，经济复苏初露端倪，但在卫生和教育等领域的关键指标上，主要经济体继续下滑。

2017年考研阅读原文

六级But around 2012 these measures started to decline.

但在2012年左右，这些措施开始下降。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

考研The sharp hit to growth predicted around the world and in the UK could lead to a decline in the everyday services we depend on for our well-being and for growth.

预计全球和英国的增长将受到严重冲击，这可能导致我们赖以生存和发展的日常服务下降。

2017年考研阅读原文

四级As water tables have fallen and irrigation wells have gone dry, China's wheat crop, the world's largest, has declined by 8% since it peaked at 123 million tons in 1997.

随着地下水位下降和灌溉井干涸，中国作为世界上最大的小麦作物，自1997年达到1.23亿吨的峰值以来，已经下降了8%。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级In general, Salthouse and his colleagues found, certain aspects of cognition ( ' , 认知能力) generally started to decline in the late 20s to 30s.

索尔特豪斯和他的同事们发现，一般来说，认知的某些方面（“，认知能力) 通常在20年代末至30年代开始下降。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Manufacturing's shrinking presence undoubtedly helps explain the decline in craftsmanship, if only because many of the nation's assembly line workers were skilled in craft work, if not on the job then in their spare time.

制造业的萎缩无疑有助于解释工艺水平的下降，如果这仅仅是因为该国许多装配线工人精通工艺工作，如果不是在业余时间工作的话。

2013年6月阅读原文

高考At the beginning, when friends offered to take her through her paces, I declined because I knew they had their own households to deal with.

一开始，当朋友们提出带她走完她的路时，我拒绝了，因为我知道他们有自己的家庭要处理。

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

高考Many factors contributed to the decline, said Patrick Mclntyre, an ecologist who was the lead author of the study.

这项研究的主要作者、生态学家帕特里克·麦克林泰尔说，许多因素导致了这种下降。

2019年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考Even this increase could sink some islands, worse drought (干旱) and drive a decline of up to a third in the number of species.

即使这种增长也可能使一些岛屿沉没，使旱情恶化(干旱) 并导致物种数量下降多达三分之一。

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级Perhaps the best example of boom growth and bust decline is the Grand Banks fishery.

也许繁荣增长和萧条衰退的最好例子是大银行渔业。

2016年6月阅读原文

高考A great decline in young work force is likely to occur in China, for instance.

例如，中国年轻劳动力数量可能会大幅下降。

2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

六级The researchers also note the recession hit some years before we see the beginning of the well-being drop, and before the steepest well-being decline, which occurred in 2013.

研究人员还注意到，在我们看到幸福感开始下降的几年前，以及在2013年出现最严重的幸福感下降之前，经济衰退就已经开始了。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级Some of them begin to decline when people are still young.

其中一些在人们还年轻时就开始衰退。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Though the decline started in the 1970s, it became much steeper beginning in 2000.

虽然下降始于20世纪70年代，但从2000年开始，下降幅度更大。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级Unfortunately, activities involving direct contact with people, which contributed to better well-being were found to be on the decline.

不幸的是，与人直接接触的有助于改善福祉的活动正在减少。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

高考In the sierra high country, the number of big trees has fallen by more than 55 percent; in parts of southern California the decline was nearly 75 percent.

在塞拉高地，大树的数量下降了55%以上；在南加州的部分地区，下降了近75%。

2019年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考While the decline over the past decade is steep for teen readers, some data in the report shows that reading remains a big part of many children's lives.

虽然过去十年来青少年读者数量急剧下降，但报告中的一些数据显示，阅读仍然是许多儿童生活的重要组成部分。

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

四级By following individuals over time, Salthouse said, we gain insight in cognition changes, and may possibly discover ways to slow the rate of decline.

索尔特豪斯说，随着时间的推移，通过跟踪个体，我们可以洞察认知变化，并可能发现减缓认知下降速度的方法。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级How can I help you?The massive decline in sleep happened so slowly and quietly that few seemed to notice the trend.

我能为你做些什么呢？睡眠质量的大幅下降是如此缓慢而平静，以至于几乎没有人注意到这一趋势。

2016年6月听力原文

高考Explain why the number of certain species has declined.

解释某些物种数量下降的原因。

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

六级Each day that Elop spent in charge of Nokia, the company's market value declined by $23 million, making him, by the numbers, one of the worst CEOs in history.

埃洛普掌管诺基亚的每一天，公司的市值都会下降2300万美元，从数字上看，他是历史上最糟糕的CEO之一。

2015年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

高考Even chimp mothers regularly decline to share food with their children.

即使是黑猩猩妈妈也经常拒绝与孩子分享食物。

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级However, given that there is at least some evidence for positive effects from some of these lifestyle changes, plus other benefits apparently unrelated to cognitive decline, Burke was willing to offer some recommendations.

然而，鉴于至少有一些证据表明这些生活方式的改变会产生积极的影响，加上其他明显与认知能力下降无关的好处，伯克愿意提供一些建议。

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级James Burke of Duke University is one of the authors of a study reviewing previous research on cognitive decline.

杜克大学的詹姆斯·伯克（James Burke）是一项研究的作者之一，该研究回顾了以往关于认知衰退的研究。

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级A Moon Express representative declined to comment on the story, but noted that the company is very optimistic about its proposal.

月亮快车的一位代表拒绝就此事发表评论，但指出该公司对其提议非常乐观。

2018年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

考研The decline in American manufacturing is a common refrain, particularly from Donald Trump.

美国制造业的衰退是一个常见的禁忌，特朗普尤其如此。

2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研Now even the project's greatest cheerleaders talk of a continent facing a "Bermuda triangle" of debt, population decline and lower growth.

现在，即使是该项目最伟大的啦啦队员也在谈论一个面临债务、人口下降和低增长的“百慕大三角”的大陆。

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级What does the author say is a factor contributing to the decline in traditional craftsmanship?

作者认为是什么因素导致了传统工艺的衰落？

2013年6月阅读原文

六级So the researchers looked at time spent in a number of activities that could plausibly be driving the well-being decline.

因此，研究人员研究了可能导致幸福感下降的一些活动所花费的时间。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级Manufacturing's shrinking presence undoubtedly helps explain the decline in craftsmanship, if only because many of the nation's assembly line workers were skilled in craft work, if not on the job then in their spare time

制造业的萎缩无疑有助于解释工艺水平的下降，如果这仅仅是因为该国许多装配线工人精通工艺工作，如果不是在业余时间工作的话

2013年6月阅读原文

六级The sudden decline in foot traffic in recent years, even though it hasn't been accompanied by a massive decline in physical sales, is a critical warning.

近年来，步行交通量的突然下降是一个严重的警告，尽管这并没有伴随着实体销售的大幅下降。

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级The dataset they used did not include economic data, so instead the researchers looked at whether the 2013-16 well-being decline was tracking economic indicators.

他们使用的数据集不包括经济数据，因此研究人员转而关注2013-2016年幸福感下降是否与经济指标有关。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级Premature death rates resulting from smoking have declined.

吸烟导致的过早死亡率有所下降。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级From December 1928 to December 1929, total household wealth declined only 3%.

从1928年12月到1929年12月，家庭总财富仅下降了3%。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级They tend to decline in people's later years.

在人的晚年，他们往往会下降。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级Some diseases inevitably lead to their decline.

一些疾病不可避免地导致它们的衰落。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929 But this doesn't mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages.

当近四分之一的劳动力失业时，离婚率比1929年下降了25%左右，但这并不意味着人们突然对婚姻感到更幸福。

2012年6月阅读原文

四级Students' performance declined

学生成绩下降

2012年6月阅读原文

四级By following individuals over time," Salthouse said, "we gain insight in cognition changes, and may possibly discover ways to slow the rate of decline."

索尔特豪斯说：“随着时间的推移，通过跟踪个体，我们可以洞察认知变化，并可能发现减缓认知下降速度的方法。”

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

四级The decline in interest in literary fiction is also one of the causes identified by Leslie.

莱斯利指出，对文学小说的兴趣下降也是原因之一。

2017年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级The massive decline in sleep happened so slowly and quietly that few seemed to notice the trend.

睡眠质量的大幅下降是如此缓慢而平静，以至于几乎没有人注意到这一趋势。

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

四级What has changed, instead, is the relative share adopting different ways of living in early adulthood, with the decline of romantic coupling pushing living at home to the top of a much less uniform list of living arrangements.

相反，改变的是在成年早期采用不同生活方式的相对比例，随着浪漫恋情的减少，在家生活被推到了不那么统一的生活安排清单的首位。

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级It has tens the decline of the written word.

它已经导致了文字的衰落。

2014年6月阅读原文

六级Down that path lies economic decline.

沿着这条路走下去的是经济衰退。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级The decline started in the 1950s, when manufacturing generated a sturdy 28% of the national income, or gross domestic product, and employed one-third of the workforce.

这一下降始于20世纪50年代，当时制造业创造了国民收入的28%或国内生产总值，雇佣了三分之一的劳动力。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级That's one explanation for the decline in traditional craftsmanship

这是传统工艺衰落的一个解释

2013年6月阅读原文

六级Though the decline started in the 1970s, it became much steeper beginning in

虽然下降始于20世纪70年代，但从20世纪90年代开始，下降幅度更大

2013年6月阅读原文

六级percent, as 598000 jobs were slashed from US payrolls in the worst single-month decline since December.

百分之五十九万八千的工作岗位从美国的就业岗位削减，这是自去年12月以来最严重的单月降幅。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级At the same time, perhaps inevitably, the humanities—while still popular in elite colleges and universities—have experienced a significant decline.

与此同时，也许不可避免的是，人文学科虽然在精英学院和大学仍然流行，但却经历了显著的衰落。

2010年12月阅读原文

六级Obama's popularity may decline as time passes by.

随着时间的推移，奥巴马的支持率可能会下降。

2010年6月阅读原文

六级Decline the invitation as early as possible.

尽早拒绝邀请。

2012年6月听力原文

六级Cambridge scientist Peter Wadhams who's been measuring and monitoring the Arctic since 1971, says the decline is irreversible.

剑桥大学的科学家彼得·瓦德姆斯（Peter Wadhams）自1971年以来一直在测量和监测北极，他说北极的下降是不可逆转的。

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级The decline in American Indian languages has historical roots.

美洲印第安人语言的衰落有其历史根源。

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

考研Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.

在过去四分之一个世纪中，英语报纸发生的所有变化中，影响最深远的也许是其艺术报道范围和严肃性的无情下降。

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929 But this doesn't mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages

当近四分之一的劳动力失业时，离婚率比1929年下降了25%左右，但这并不意味着人们突然对婚姻感到更幸福

2012年6月阅读原文

四级For example, sleep duration has declined from some eight hours in the 1950s to seven in recent years.

例如，睡眠时间从20世纪50年代的大约8小时减少到了近年来的7小时。

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级That's one explanation for the decline in traditional craftsmanship.

这是传统工艺衰落的一个解释。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级That’s one explanation for the decline in traditional craftsmanship.

这是传统工艺衰落的一个解释。

2013年6月六级考试真题（二）

六级Manufacturing’s shrinking presence undoubtedly helps explain the decline in craftsmanship, if only because many of the nation’s assembly line workers were skilled in craft work, if not on the job then in their spare time.

制造业的萎缩无疑有助于解释工艺的下降，哪怕只是因为这个国家的许多装配线工人都擅长工艺工作，如果不是在工作中，那就是在业余时间。

2013年6月六级考试真题（二）

六级Unemployment in January jumped to a 16-year high of 6 percent, as 598,000 jobs were slashed from payrolls in the worst single-month decline since December, 19 With 8 million jobs lost in the last three months, there is urgent desire to boost the economy as quickly as possible.

1月份的失业率跃升至16年来的最高点6%，就业人数减少了59.8万个，这是自12月以来最严重的单月下降。19随着过去三个月失去了800万个工作岗位，人们迫切希望尽快提振经济。

2013年6月六级考试真题（二）

六级Oil production will begin to decline worldwide by 20 Why the Mona Lisa Stands Out Have you ever fallen for a novel and been amazed not find it on lists of great books?

到20年，全球石油产量将开始下降

2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题（一）

六级Unemployment in January jumped to a 16-year high of 6 percent, as 598 000 jobs were slashed from US payrolls in the worst single-month decline since December, 19 With 8 million jobs lost in the last three months, there is urgent desire to boost the economy as quickly as possible.

1月份的失业率跃升至16年来的最高点6%，美国就业人数减少了59.8万个工作岗位，这是自12月以来最严重的单月下降。19随着过去三个月失去了800万个工作职位，人们迫切希望尽快提振经济。

2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题（三）

六级Increased Screen Time and Wellbeing Decline in Youth Have young people never had it so good?

看电影时间的增加与青少年健康状况的下降

2019年12月六级真题（第1套）

六级The researchers also note that the recession hit some years before we see the beginning of the wellbeing drop, and before the steepest wellbeing decline, which occurred in 20 The researchers conclude that electronic communication was the only adolescent activity that increased at the same time psychological wellbeing declined.

研究人员还指出，经济衰退发生在我们看到幸福感开始下降的几年前，也发生在20年来最严重的幸福感下降之前

2019年12月六级真题（第1套）

六级A 2002 poll by the National Sleep Foundation suggests that the average has fallen to under 7 hours, and the decline is mirrored by the increase in obesity.

美国国家睡眠基金会2002年的一项民意调查显示，平均睡眠时间已降至7小时以下，肥胖人数的增加也反映了这一下降。

2008年12月英语六级真题

六级The South Florida nesting population, the largest, has declined by 50% in the last decade, according to Elizabeth Griffin, a marine biologist with the environmental group Oceana.

环境组织Oceana的海洋生物学家伊丽莎白·格里芬表示，在过去十年中，南佛罗里达州最大的筑巢种群减少了50%。

2009年6月英语六级真题

六级Primary care physicians who refuse to compromise quality are either driven out of business or to cash-only practices, further contributing to the decline of primary care.

拒绝在质量上妥协的初级保健医生要么被赶出企业，要么只从事现金业务，这进一步导致了初级保健的下降。

2009年12月英语六级真题

六级The recent numbers show that since 1997, newly graduated U. S. medical students who choose primary care as a career have declined by 50%.

最近的数据显示，自1997年以来，选择初级保健作为职业的美国医学院刚毕业的学生减少了50%。

2009年12月英语六级真题

四级If such expenditures (开支) cut into funding for more basic care, the net effect could actually be a decline in the nation’s health.

如果此类支出(开支) 削减更多基本医疗保健的资金，其净效应实际上可能是国家健康状况的下降。

1991年1月英语四级真题

四级My topic is not standards nor its decline (降低).

我的话题既不是标准也不是衰落(降低).

1996年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today’s young people, it naturally follows that today’s English teachers cannot be doing their jobs.

由于这种对英语衰落的担忧并不是一种世代现象，而是当今年轻人特有的新事物，因此，今天的英语教师自然无法胜任他们的工作。

1996年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Sales went into a slight decline (衰退) when freeze-dried coffees were introduced (stage of decline).

销售额略有下降(衰退) 当引入冻干咖啡时（衰退阶段）。

2001年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The goal is to extend product life so that sales and profits do not decline.

目标是延长产品寿命，使销售额和利润不会下降。

2001年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题