The decline in marriage has been offset by a rise in cohabitation.结婚人数的减少由于同居人数的增加而得以弥补。Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline.令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。This year can only see a repeat performance of the decline.今年...
Rising prices for consumer goods pinch the pocketbooks of workers'families.消费品涨价使工人家庭的经济利益受影响.More worrisome may he the damage to pocketbooks.更可恼的可能还是钱包受不了....
我们谨记母亲不许我们在人前炫耀的严厉教诲。We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.有严格的着装规定：不许穿运动鞋和牛仔裤。There is a strict dress code: no trainers or jeans.这是否意味着熄灯以后不许有性行为？Does this mean no hanky-panky after lights out?...