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art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

cocoa

n. 可可，可可粉，可可饮料，深褐色；

例句
The cocoa industry dwindled because it became increasingly difficult to cover costs...
由于越来越难以收回成本，可可产业日渐衰落。

industry

n. 工业，产业（经济词汇），工业界，勤劳；

例句
...the importance of strong links between industry and academia.
工业界和学术界间紧密联系的重要性

dwindled

v. 逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
The cocoa industry dwindled because it became increasingly difficult to cover costs...
由于越来越难以收回成本，可可产业日渐衰落。

because

conj. 因为；

例句
5,000 people die every year because of accidents in the home...
每年有5,000人死于家中的意外事故。

it

pron. 它，他，正好是所需的，事实[情况]；n. <美俚>傻瓜，笨蛋，<俚>绝妙的人，理想的东西，登峰造极；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

became

v. 变为，成为（ become的过去式）；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

increasingly

adv. 越来越多地，日益，格外，越来越…，愈；

例句
Theirs had been an increasingly attenuated relationship.
他们的关系日益冷淡。

difficult

adj. 困难的，难做的，难解的，不易相处的；

例句
It is a difficult job and they should be paid accordingly...
这是份棘手的工作，他们应得到相应的报酬。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

cover

v. 遮盖，掩蔽，涉及，洒上；n. 覆盖物，避难所，掩护，封面；

例句
The islands cover a total area of 625.6 square kilometers...
这些岛屿总面积为625.6平方公里。

costs

n. 讼费，诉讼费用，不惜任何代价，价钱( cost的名词复数 )，花费，牺牲，[用复数][法律]诉讼费（尤指判处败方偿付胜方的诉讼费用）；v. 价钱为，花费( cost的第三人称单数 )，估计成本，付出（代价），估价；

例句
...absent fathers who fail to pay towards the costs of looking after their children.
那些不在子女身边、未能支付抚养费的父亲

...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane.
使飞机减速的螺旋形气流涡旋

You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
你只管先往前走。我随后就来。

He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him chastens him early.
24不忍用杖打儿子的,是恨恶他;疼爱儿子的, 趁早管教.

For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
详情请致电414 3925,转分机2253。

He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal...
他坐在那儿，听我陈述解雇他的理由。

This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
该法令迫使工会推迟罢工。

Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.
一份耕耘，一份收获。

The right to demand payment from the endorser of a commercial paper when the first party liable fails to pay.
追索权当有支付义务的第一方不能支付时，可以向商业票据的背书人要求支付的权力。

Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns...
死刑的支持者认为它能阻吓罪犯携带枪支。

The cocoa industry dwindled because it became increasingly difficult to cover costs...是什么意思？

The cocoa industry dwindled because it became increasingly difficult to cover costs...

由于越来越难以收回成本，可可产业日渐衰落。

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