But he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the bequest.
但是，因为附有条件，这份遗产便失去了一半价值。
2
What we have gained in convenience from labour-saving devices over the past half-century, we have paid for in terms of a sharp decline in physical activity.
半个世纪以来，我们从各种节省人力的设备中得到很多便利，但这是以我们身体活动的大大减少为代价的。
3
It is a middling country in terms of household income—roughly half of Italy’s—and also faces a rapidly aging population.