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Decline• (n.) 下降 Due to the change of people’s eating habits,

there’s a decline in rice yields.

• (n.) 衰退The town fell into decline after the mine( 礦坑 )

closed.

• (v.) 拒絕 (decline<refuse)

I offered to give them a lift /ride( 搭便車 ) but they declined.

• (v.) 下降With more and more D.I.N.K, the birth rate

has declined recently.

S+V+N,one/some/many/all +of+which 物 /whom 人+V

*Human activities has destroyed the natural habitats of many animals and plants, one of which is the natural habitat of bees.

=, and one of them is the natural habitat of bees.

*In the party, I met a lot of people, many of whom are my high school classmates.

= ,and many of them

contribute• contribute to 導致 =result in / give rise to /

lead to / bring about

*Medical negligence( 過失 ) was said to have contributed to her death.

*The extinction of bees will contribute to serious problems.

Scarcely/Only/Seldom/Never/No + aux+S+V

• Little do the people who live near the RCA factory know that the factory will cause such serious pollution.

• Seldom do I buy bubble tea now due to the chemical Maleic acid( 順丁烯二酸 ).

(n) can’t compare with (n.) else

• Money can’t compare with love because you can’t use money to but love.

• A person’s character can’t compare with his grades.