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11、decline ① vt. 婉言拒绝， 谢绝(后可跟不定式或名词等)；下降；倾斜 He declined their invitation. 他婉言谢绝了他们的邀请。 ② n. 减弱， 减少， 衰退；倾斜 Their fathers lived in the decline of literature. 他们的父辈生活在文学低潮时期。 ① in decline 衰退， 下降② fall/go into decline 陷入衰退 完成句子。 1. 物价在下降。 The prices are declining. 2. 我们在研究古罗马的衰落。 We are studying the decline of ancient Rome. 用decline相关短语的适当形式填空。 3. Industry in Britain has been in decline since the 1970s. 4. I offered to give them a lift but they declined. 5. The number of tourists to the resort declined by 10% last year. 6. The activities of Welsh mines went into decline after about 1880. 12、rate n. 速度；比率；费用；等级 The rate of interest is 5 percent. 利率是5%。 ① second rate二流 That book is only second rate. 那本书只是二流作品。 ② at the rate of 以……的比率/速度 The train was going at the rate of 95 kilometres an hour. 火车正以每小时95公里的速度前进。 ③ at the price of 以……的价格 ④ at the speed of 以……的速度 ⑤ at the temperature of 以……的温度 ⑥ v. rate sb./sth. ＋ adj./as…对……作评估/评价 My daughter is rated very high in her class. | 
