translation.en: They kept referring to it as "declining," even though she herself was fascinated by it, the changes it was going through, following the rules of its nature day by day, independent of her will.
translation.zh: 他们一直称之为“衰退”， 尽管她自己对这很着迷， 她的身体产生的变化， 不以她的意志为转移， 一天天随着自然规律变化。