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今日长难句
While aging leads to a decline in physical fitness, muscle strength and flexibility, balance tends to be reasonably well-preserved until a person’s 50s, when it starts to wane relatively rapidly, the research noted.
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词汇解析
decline [dɪˈklaɪn] n. 减少，下降，衰退
fitness [ˈfɪtnəs] n. 健康，健壮 fit adj. keep fit v. 适合
flexibility [ˌfleksə'bɪləti] n. 灵活性，柔韧性 flexible adj.
reasonably [ˈriːznəbli] adv. 合理地，尚可 reasonable adj.
well-preserved [ˌwel prɪˈzɜːrvd] adj. 保养得很好的
wane [weɪn] v. 衰弱，衰退
relatively [ˈrelətɪvli] adv. 相对地
note [noʊt] v. 指出
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结构分析
✔句子主干：
balance tends to be reasonably well-preserved
✔状语：
until a person’s 50s
✔定语从句：
when it starts to wane relatively rapidly
✔状语从句：
While aging leads to a decline in physical fitness, muscle strength and flexibility
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参考译文
Photocopiers, scanners, shredders, and unfeasibly large staplers are echoes of a not-too-distant time when physical documents were a vital currency, when people assembled in a single room and shared ideas on pieces of paper.
