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1·However, when they are asked to walk into an obstacle or off the end of a table, for example, the robots politely decline to do so.

然而，如果命令他们走入障碍物或者走向桌子的边缘时，机器人会礼貌地拒绝。

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

这样做的目的是延长产品的寿命，使销售额和利润不会下降。

3·Technological change may well reinforce that shift: the skills that complement computers, from management knowhow to creativity, do not necessarily decline with age.

技术变革很可能促进这种转变：作为补充计算机的技能，从管理技能到创造力，不一定会随着时代的进步而衰败。

4·Maybe you are among the many people who do brain exercises like sudoku to slow the cognitive decline associated with aging.

也许你和许多人一样，为了延缓年龄渐长引起的认知能力衰退，时常进行“脑力锻炼”，比如玩数独游戏。

5·The decline in depressive symptoms suggests that retirement may be exerting a positive mental effect too, which may have a lot to do with the generous pensions that French workers enjoy.

抑郁症状的下降表明，可能是退休后法国工人享受丰厚的退休金发挥了积极的心理作用。

6·These factors must surely have had something to do with the decline of marriage.

这些因素必然与结婚率下降相关。

7·No court has yet ruled in this case in light of the new facts, and we decline to be the first to do so.

迄今尚未有哪一所法院在本案中依据新的事实作出裁决，本院亦不愿为人先。

8·That doesn’t mean that “passionate love goes to zero, ” but it does decline once we’ve gotten to know our partner, what they like to do, what their routines are and so on.

他说，这并不能说明双方的热情就此消失，而是渐渐减退。 因为当我们越来越了解自己的伴侣，知道他们的爱好，他们的习性等等，那种新鲜感就会日益减少了。

9·Do what you feel you need to do for your business, I'll be polite, say thank you, and decline to sign.

为你的商业做觉得需要做的事情吧，我会很礼貌的说谢谢，并拒绝签字。

10·But researchers for the American Society for Microbiologyfound that only 77 percent actually do, when it comes to publicrestrooms. That's a 6 percent decline from a similar study in2005.

但美国微生物研究学会的研究人员指出，真正做到的人只有77%，比2005年的一项类似调查下降了6%。