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1·By contrast, downshifting is relatively easy.

相反，降挡则相对容易一些。

2·Many are turning to other ways of living, and downshifting is one of them.

人们开始寻找别的生活方式，“慢生活”就是其中一种。

3·There are a number of bestselling downshifting self-help books for people who want to simplify their lives;

对于那些想简单生活的人来说，有许多很畅销的帮你轻松生活的自助书籍；

4·There are a number of bestselling downshifting self help books for people who want to simplify their lives;

对于那些想过简单生活的人来说，有许多很畅销的帮你轻松生活的自助书籍；

5·Motorcyclists often slow by downshifting or merely rolling off the throttle, thus not activating the brake light.

机车通常会利用降档或是降低油门开度来减速，这些时候刹车灯是不会亮起的。

6·Asia's emerging-market growth engines appear to be downshifting in the face of rising inflation and interest rate hikes.

在不断上涨的通胀率和利率面前，亚洲新兴市场的经济增长引擎似乎开始减速。

7·Not changing gears gives you more control over your vehicle and reduces the risk of your wheels locking while downshifting.

挂档行驶能提供更多驾车控制并减少因降低档位导致车轮锁死的可能性。

8·I deserve some time off, and have intentionally been downshifting to a simpler life, one that gives me time for computer games.

我需要一些时间来休息。我主动放慢了生活节奏，使之变得简单，从而给自己留出了时间来享受电脑游戏。

9·Downshifting - also known in America as voluntary simplicity - has, ironically, even bred a new area of what might be termed anti-consumerism.

具有讽刺意味的是，“放慢生活节奏”——在美国也称“自愿简单化”——甚至孕育了一个崭新的、可称之为反消费主义的生活方式。

10·Curiously, some two-and-a-half years and two novels later, my experiment in what the americans term downshifting has turned my tired excuse into an absolute reality.

奇怪的是，在差不多两年半并完成了两部小说之后，我所亲历的美国人称之为“减低生活速度”的实验已将我厌倦的借口变成了纯粹的现实。