1. After years of neglect and decline the city was cleaning itself up.
多年的玩忽职守和经济萧条过后,这个城市在进行自我整顿。
2. The electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democratic party may decline.
3. He criticised the government for failing to halt economic decline.
4. The decline in marriage has been offset by a rise in cohabitation.
5. I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely.
我认为我们可以相当准确地确定西方文明开始衰落的年代。
6. There wasn't such a big decline in enrollments after all.