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2018.12.25 downhill

英英： If something gets downhill, it become worse

例句：It has been a tough year for many companies. Many went downhill before going bankrupt.

例1：今年经济大环境不景气，很多企业融资艰难，业务增长缓慢，不少公司都接连倒闭了，就可以说：

It has been a tough year for many companies. Many went downhill before going bankrupt.

例2：东北三省的经济最近几年来每况愈下，有的省份甚至出现了负增长，就可以说：

The economy in the northern 3 provinces going downhill in recent years, some even become worse than before.

原句： The economy of the northeastern provinces has headed downhill in recent years.

例3：前不久法国发生了大规模的游行示威，情况急转直下，给法国经济带来了很多的打击。我们就可以说：

The protest in France make France economy goes downhill in recent years.

原句：The wave of protests sweeping through France started a month ago went downhill and caused France a fortune.

例4：一些明星的婚姻看似风光，但其实问题不少，最终以离婚收场。我们就可以这么说：

Some celebrity couples seemed to have an enviable marriage, but their relationships slided downhill and ended in divorce.

1）  翻译下面的句子： 情况正在每况愈下。我们不得不做点什么了。

As the situation is going downhill, we have to do something.

（参考翻译：Things are going downhill. We have to do something about it.）

场景：网购越来越发达，实体店的生意真是每况愈下。

The online shopping is booming, while the brick and mortar business is going downhill.