Though cities grew in size and number for long periods , they could decline and fall, too.

The empire is in decay.

帝国在衰亡.

The nation's deterioration affects everyone.

民族的衰亡关系到每个人.

Is what to make of a diminished thing.

是事物的衰亡究竟怎么回事.

Whatever dies was not equally.

衰亡的不会公平地混合.

Decay is the result of molecules that have ceased to vibrate.

衰亡是分子终止振动的结果.

Reducing cost blindly for more benefit will lead an enterprise to bankrupt.

为了增加收益而刻意盲目地追求低成本,这只会使企业步入衰亡的坟墓.

It has its own rhythm beat, its internal cycles of growth decay.

人生自有其韵律和节奏, 自有内在的生成与衰亡.

Growth and decay are vital processes.

生长和衰亡是生命过程.

For those who fight for it life has a flavor the protected will never know.

对那些曾与仙游奋斗的来说,生命有一种额外的风味,总被珍著的万世无领会.

Maybe you feel that you are going into " a very dark place. "

也许你感到自己是在 [ 暗无天日的地方 ].

He is born out of time.

他生不逢时.

Strangely, the people who have displaced the cowboys seem eager to hear that message.

但奇怪的是, 那些造成牛仔们生不逢时的人们似乎十分渴望听到他们的信息.

They complained all the time about their bad luck and not being favored by chances.

他们怨天尤人,大叹生不逢时,缺少机遇.

Better be born lucky than wise.

生不逢时,聪明无用.

If so, perhaps they can blame the times that produced them.

倘若如此, 或许他们只能怪自己生不逢时.

Whereas I was blind, now I see.

我过去双目失明, 现在则重见天日.

After rain comes fair sunshine.

雨过天晴;否极泰来.

After a storm a calm.

暴风雨过后呈现一片平静;否极泰来;雨过天青.

It is a long road that has no turning.

[谚]车到山前必有路,否极泰来.

After night comes the day.

黑夜过后,白昼将至;否极泰来.