例：The Nation's purchasers said industrial activity declined in August, and the government composite index of leading indicators fell 0.2% in July.
全国的购买商称：八月份的工业生产下降，政府主要指标的综合指数七月份下降了0.2％。
例：The unemployment rate dipped from 5.7% in July back to 5.6% - its June reading - but the non-farm workweek was cut, and hourly wage fell.
失业率从七月份的5.7％下降至六月份的5.6％，但非农业企业的周工作时间缩短，时工资降低。
常用于表示下降趋势的短语有：
a dip / to dip to
a decline / to decline
a drop / to drop
a decrease / to decrease
a collapse / to collapse
a cut / to cut
a downward movement in / go down
a fall off / to fall off
a leveling off / to level off
a low point / to reach a low point
a slip in / to slip off
a slump in / to slump
a slide / to slide