In The Decline Stage

In order to reverse the alarming decline of shark populations, a global movement is needed, and Taiwan has helped set the stage for such a movement to occur.

为了扭转鲨鱼种群的惊人下降，需要一个全球性的运动，台湾已帮助建立这样的运动发生的阶段。

That is about the same drop as at a similar stage in the economic downturn of the early 1980s, and a bit less than the 1.5% decline in the early 1990s.

下降速度基本和上世纪80年代经济危机时持平，稍低于上世纪90年代1.5%的下降率。

Also, the standard of the Euros may decline for another reason: Some teams that are in third place in their starting groups can progress to the knockout stage of the competition.

另外，欧洲杯的水准可能会因为另一个原因而下降：小组赛中排名第三的某些球队有可能进入淘汰赛。