Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished.
由于没有创始人的干劲和指导,这家公司逐渐衰败了。
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During el nino events, phytoplankton productivity in the equatorial Pacific declines dramatically as the easterly trade winds that normally drive upwelling grow still or even reverse direction.