We need to look at ways of cutting the working week without slashing living standards.

我们需要研究在不降水平的前提下减少工作时间的方法。

But in the aggregate, trade does improve the global standard of living.

但总的来说，贸易确实提高了全球的水平。

B) Its rapid development is attributed to people's improved living standard.

B）它的快速发展归功于人民水平的提高。

Most of the people live well below the poverty level.

大多数人的水平远远于贫困线。

The export-led manufacturing boom has brought millions of jobs and raised living standards.

出口导向型的制造业繁荣发展并带来了数百万就业机会，还提高了人民水平。

What do I have to do to maintain this level of lifestyle?

我该怎样做才能保证这种水平呢？

A lower standard of living will occur from businesses closing, which means more unemployment.

企业倒闭将导致水平下降，这意味着更高失业率的出现。

Again reaching levels of life that I never thought I was going to reach.

再我从未想过要的水平。

Could you compare the importance of increasing the standard of living to protecting the environment?

你能对提高水平和保护环境做个比较吗？

I think the enhancement of our environment will definitely raise our standard of living also.

我觉得改善环境肯定会提高我们的水平。

Innovation is good; it makes our lives better.

创新是好的，能提升我们的水平。

More education increases productivity, GDP, and standards of living.

更多的教育能提高产力、GDP和水平。

Countries with the lowest standard of living are the ones that are conventionally considered poor.

水平最的国家通常被认为是穷国。

Manhattan is a very expensive place to live.

曼哈顿是一个水平很高的地方。

He now works three jobs to earn enough to survive.

现在，他必须同时做3份工作，以挣钱来维持原有的水平。

They're going to make it in other areas of life that are high-level.

他们会在其他高水平的领域取得成功。

Broadly speaking, rich countries have taken one of two approaches to preserving living standards.

一般来说，发国家采取了两者之一来维持水平。

Fortunately, this need not be a disaster for living standards.

幸运的是，对于水平而言，这未必是一场灾难。

Knowledge is lost, living standards fall, violence increases and often the population declines.

知识丢失，水平下降，暴力增加，人口数常随着下降。

At least, that's the way it works near the surface, where the shell-builders live.

至少，这种方法在它们的接近水平面的地方是行得通的。