They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert.

它们象无鱼可打沙漠中被侵蚀地方一般古老。

That will also contribute to soil erosion and degradation, shrinking the available land for pasture.

也将导致壤侵蚀和退化，缩小可用于放地面积。

Ankylosing spondylitis can be diagnosed using MRI, where there's typically erosion and narrowing of the joint spaces early on, and joint fusion later on.

利用MRI可诊断强直性脊柱炎，病程早期通常可见关节腔侵蚀和狭窄，晚期可见关节融合。

Now they have to worry that high inflation and soaring energy bills will eat into disposable incomes and lead to fewer passenger bookings.

现在他们不得不担心高通和飙升能源账单侵蚀可支配收入，导致乘客预订减少。

Rather than seeing biodiversity and ecological mechanisms being eroded, we need to see a massive effort towards finding a more effective sustainable relationship between human society and nature.

与其看到生物多样性和生态机制被侵蚀，我们需要看到为在人与自然之间寻找更有效可持续关系而付出巨大努力。

However, I firmly disagree with the notion that language extinction is unimportant, as it poses a significant threat to cultural heritage, identity, and intellectual diversity.

首先，语言对于保护文化遗产和身份是不可或缺。每种语言都体现了独特历史、传统和世界观，这些都无法通过主流语言完全翻译或传达。当一种语言消亡时，有价值文化习俗、民间传说和本知识体系就有可能永远消失。例如，澳大利亚许多著语言包含了代代相传环境知识，为可持续地管理和生物多样性提供了见解。这些语言消失导致了这一点侵蚀。