Dams and development can severely impair these ecosystems and have a profound impact on people living near the rivers.

大坝和开发会严重损害这些生态系统，并对河流附近的人们产生深远影响。

And in Denmark, the percentage of elderly whose cognitive abilities were severely impaired also dropped between 1998 and 2010.

在丹麦，认知能力严重受损的老年人比例在 1998 年至 2010 年间也有所下降。

Scientists at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have developed a system which allows people with severely impaired motor functions to control video games just by thinking.

瑞士苏黎世理工大学的科学家们已经开发出一种系统，使运动功能严重受损的人仅仅通过思考就能控制电子游戏。

It is responsible discretion exercised in the national interest to prevent unnecessary disclosure of eminently justifiable procedures in which untimely revelation could severely impair public confidence.

这是基于国家利益的负责手段意在阻止正当程序不必要的泄露以免不合时宜的公开严重挫伤公众信心。

Finally, it's worth noting that even folks that don't die from COVID-19 including young and healthy individuals can go on to develop pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung condition that can severely impair a person's quality of life.

最后还有一点，即使是那些没有死于COVID-19的患者，包括年轻健康的人，也有可能继续发展成肺纤维化；这种慢性肺疾病会严重损害个人生活质量。