1.It seems the age-old tradition of children getting a bedtime story before sleeping is on the wane in Britain.
on the wane逐渐衰落
He was nominally Deputy Prime Minister, certainly, but his influence was clearly on the wane.
当然,他名义上是副首相,但是显然他的影响力正在下降 。
2.Parents came up with a myriad of reasons why they did not read to their little ones.
come up with提出;想出
Howard Wilkinson has come up with an absolute corker of an idea.
霍华德·威尔金森想出了一个绝佳的主意 。
3.Littlewoods has teamed up with British pop star Natasha Hamilton to try and reverse this trend.
team up with与…合作
It's a pleasure team up with such excellent workers.
和这样出色的工人一起干活真愉快 。