They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert.

它们象无鱼可打的沙漠中被侵蚀的地方一般古老。

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

也将导土壤侵蚀和退化，缩小可用于放牧的土地面积。

This helps the soil resist erosion and hold more water that's available for plants.

这有助于土壤抵抗侵蚀并保持更多可用于植物的水。

In aggregate, spending is now growing faster than real disposable income, eating into savings.

总体而言，支出的增长速度快于实际可支配收入的增长速度，从而侵蚀了储。

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胀和飙升的能源账单会侵蚀可支配收入，导预订减少。

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的侵蚀和狭窄，晚期可见关节融合。

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的。每种语言都体现了独特的历史、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，有价值的文化习俗、民间传说和本土知识体系就有可能永远消失。例如，澳大利亚的许多土著语言包含了代代相传的环境知识，为可持续土地管理和生物多样性提供了见解。这些语言的消失导了这一点的侵蚀。

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类社会与自然之间寻找更有效的可持续关系而付出的巨大努力。