394. But experts say Japan is unique in that sales have been decreasing steadily over time.
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但是專家認(rèn)為，日本的情況較為特殊，因?yàn)樗匿N售量一直都在隨著時(shí)間的推移而持續(xù)下降。
點(diǎn)睛
in that意為“由于，因?yàn)?rdquo;。over time意為“隨著時(shí)間的流逝，久而久之”。如：
Bad habits are developed over time. 壞習(xí)慣隨著時(shí)間的積累慢慢養(yǎng)成。
考點(diǎn)歸納
與time有關(guān)的短語還有：
against time意為“爭(zhēng)分奪秒地，盡快地”。如：
The medical team is racing against time to save the survivors of the plane crash. 醫(yī)療人員正爭(zhēng)分奪秒地?fù)尵葔嫏C(jī)事故中的幸存者。
behind time意為“遲了，誤時(shí)”。如：
The train was one hour behind time. 火車晚點(diǎn)一個(gè)小時(shí)。
behind the time(s)意為“陳舊，落后，過時(shí)”。如：
Your views on marriage are quite behind the times. 你的婚姻觀已經(jīng)相當(dāng)過時(shí)了。
