The sharp reduction in Arctic ice is not something scientists expected would happen at today's temperatures.

北京浮冰的急剧减少，科学家认为在现在这种温度下，不会发生。

Since the March agreement, we have seen a sharp reduction of the illegal migration flows across the Aegean.

自从三月份协议以来，我们看到了偷渡爱琴海的非法移民数量的锐减。

Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel warned today that more sharp reductions may be ordered in the size of the Army and Marine Corps.

国防部长查克·哈格尔今天警告称更大幅的削减可能造成陆军和海军陆战队规模的减少。

Figures released over the summer showed a sharp reduction in child poverty over the last year—mostly the result of falling median incomes rather than a genuine improvement.

如夏季公布的图表所示，与去年全年相比，今年同期的儿童贫困数量急剧下降，这主要是因为收入中位数的大幅下降并非现实状况的真正改善。

Some might say that renting in London has been challenging for years, but a sharp reduction in supply – dating back to at least last summer – has exacerbated the problem.

有人可能会说，多年来在伦敦租房一直充满挑战，但供应量的急剧减少——至少可以追溯到去年夏天——加剧了这个问题。

It wasn't until the second half of the 19th Century that developments in milk processing, a sharp reduction in the price of sugar, and fierce competition between confectionery companies resulted in the first really popular eating chocolate—milk chocolate.

1850 年后，牛奶加工技术提升、糖价下低以及糖果工厂间激烈的竞争，最后成功造出受欢迎的可食用的巧克力—牛奶巧克力。