A stronger yuan lowers the effective cost of imported goods .

人民币升值可减少进口商品的实际成本。

None of this lowers growth or increases energy costs , and some of it potentially stimulates growth .

这些措施都不会削弱经济发展或增加能源消耗，其中一些措施还有可能刺激经济发展。

Petting a dog for just 15 minutes releases the feel-good hormones serotonin prolactin and oxytocin and lowers the stress hormone cortisol a university of missouri columbia study says .

密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校的研究表明抚摸狗15分钟会释放出使人感觉良好的荷尔蒙血清素、泌乳刺激素和催产素，并且减少了使人紧张的荷尔蒙皮质醇。

Besides helping to make cars even lighter , this also means producers can make more components from the same amount of metal , which lowers the cost of the components .

除了可以使得汽车更加轻巧外，这还意味着制造商能够使用同样多的原料制造更多的部件，而这又使得零件的成本减少。

To the extent that workers take it on the chin , accepting higher oil prices as a temporary tax increase that lowers their real take-home pay , the collateral damage will be smaller .

如果工人的忍受能力较好，接受高价石油起的短期税收增加，减少他们的实际收到的工资的话，经济的总体损失会相对小些。