Increasing means becoming bigger — in amount, number, or how strong something is.

Increasing means的意思是 becoming bigger變得更大，in amount, number, or how strong something is在數量、數字，或是某件事物有多強烈這些方面

You hear it a lot before a noun: increasing numbers, increasing pressure, increasing worry. That is the still-happening picture.

before a noun在名詞前面，You hear it a lot你常常會聽到它，就像 increasing numbers不斷增加的數字、increasing pressure不斷增加的壓力、increasing worry不斷增加的憂慮。That is那就是 the still-happening picture還在持續發生的畫面

It is also just the -ing form of the verb: prices are increasing.

It is also just它也只是 the -ing form of the verb這個動詞的-ing形式而已，就像 prices are increasing物價正在上漲

Though actually, careful writing keeps increasing (still rising) and increased (already bigger) apart; everyday speech is looser, and people do mix them.

Though actually不過其實，careful writing keeps嚴謹的寫作會把 increasing (still rising)increasing（still rising，還在上升） and increased (already bigger)和increased（already bigger，已經變大） apart分開來；everyday speech is looser日常口語比較鬆散，and people do mix them人們確實會把它們混著用

The word itself is ordinary. You will meet it in news and school more than in very casual chat, where “going up” and “more and more” feel easier.

The word itself這個字本身 is ordinary很平常。in news and school在新聞和學校裡 You will meet it你會遇到它，more than in very casual chat比在非常隨性的聊天中更常，where “going up” and “more and more” feel easier在那裡人們覺得用「going up」（越來越高）和「more and more」（越來越多）感覺比較輕鬆順口