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Correct or improve the translation of the following Chinese sentences.原文：虎越来越少，猫却越来越多；虎濒于灭绝，猫却成了宠物。 译文：Tigers are becoming less and less, almost on the verge of extinction; on the other hand, cats are becoming more and more and they became pets.改译：
【正确答案】：

THERE ARE FEWER AND FEWER TIGERS,/TIGERS ARE DECREASING IN NUMBER, ALMOST ON THE VERGE OF EXTINCTION; ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE ARE MORE AND MORE CATS AND THEY HAVE BECOME PETS.

【题目解析】：原译文对“越来越多、越来越少”的翻译不正确。“越来越少”可用decreasing in number或fewer and fewer表达，“越来越多”可用increasing in number或more and more表达。