He was 81 and in declining health.

他当时已经81岁，健康状况每况日下。

But now we are a nation in decline.

但现在我们是一个衰落的国家。

However, farming's contribution to GDP is in decline.

然而，农业对GDP的贡献正在下降。

That shows it is not in decline argues Hewitt.

休伊特认为，这表明它并没有衰落。

How will it fare if it is truly in decline?

若美国果真衰落，那前景又如何？

The big classical names are still popular, but definitely in decline.

古典名家们仍然很受欢迎，但肯定在走下坡路。

In a less buttoned-up age, some venerable slurs are in decline.

在一个不那么沉默寡言的时代，一些受欢迎的脏话正在消失。

Globally, yes, pollinators writ large in many instances are in decline.

是的，在全球范围内，传粉者在许多情况下都在下降。

After more than a century of use, the railway was in decline.

历经一个多世纪的使用，这条铁路逐渐衰落。

He described the United States under President Biden as a nation in decline.

他称，拜登总统领导下的美国正在衰落。

The sport has already defied many predictions of disappearance, but it is in decline.

这项运动已经打破了许多关于它会消失的预测，但是它日渐式微。

But overall, it seems to be working. The daily infection rate is in decline.

不过总的来说，封城似乎是可行的。每日的感染率正在下降。

There are no bears on the islands, yet the islands cedars are still in decline.

而在那些岛屿上是没有熊的，而黄杉的数量却依然减少。

Government scientists say the measures are working with corona virus infections and death in decline.

英国政府科学家表示，目前新冠状病毒感染和死亡人数下降，这些封锁举措发挥了积极的作用。

On the Republican side, the message is change. Donald Trump says America is in decline.

共和党方面的态度有了改变。唐纳德·特朗普表示，美国正在走向衰落。

During the period it was without water, it was a system in decline.

在没有水的时期，它是一个衰落的系统。

Question 20: What has caused the decline of the whale population in recent years?

近年来什么导致了北大西洋露脊鲸数量的减少？

The sport has been in decline for years, particularly beyond the interior plains, its heartland.

这项运动多年来一直在衰落，尤其是其核心区域内陆平原以外的地区。

They are a species in decline and certainly worthy of being listed as a threatened species.

它们是一个正在衰退的物种，当然也应该被列为濒危物种。

Citywide there was about 66 percent in decline in arrests last week, which is incredibly stark.

从全市范围来看，上周逮捕量下降了约66%，对比非常明显。