Our colloquialisms reveal a great deal : once you are old you are " fading fast " , " over the hill " , " out to pasture" , " down the drain" , " finished " , " out of date" an " old crock" , " fogy" , " geeze" , " biddy" .

你一旦了，便" 很快枯萎" ，" 走下坡路" ，" 靠边站" ，" 徒劳 无功" ，" 完蛋了" ，" 过时了" ，是个" 废物" ，" " ，" 怪头儿" 或" 长舌婆。

The future is uphill, and the past, downhill.

未来是上坡路，过去是下坡路。

Many feel as though they're still in decline, and they don't have the ability to turn things around.

许多民众深感生活持续走下坡路，自身无力扭转现状。

It is always possible to underestimate the shock absorbers in America's vigorous, multi-tiered system.

在美国充满活力的多级体系中，人们总是有可能低估下坡路中起到缓冲作用的那一步骤。

Things started to go downhill from breakfast in the Great Hall.

从早晨在大礼堂吃早饭起，境况就开走下坡路了。

In retail, the industry is taking steps backwards.

整个零售业都在走下坡路。

We have seen this movie play out in the past, when North Korea has opened up after time tension, diplomacy has looked very promising and then the situation has spiraled back downward.

我们以前也看过如此情景，当朝鲜在紧张的局势下选择开放之后，外交看起来很有希望，但局势又开走下坡路了。

Whether or not we get out of them and continue forward or spiral downward depends on whether or not we're willing to face the failure objectively and make the right decisions to turn the loop upward again.

我们是否走出困境，继续前进，还是继续走下坡路，取决于我们是否愿意客观地面对且做出正确的决定，以再次扭转循环。

By the fourth century, after a lifespan of over a millennium, the Roman Empire declined.

公元4世纪，在经历了一千年后，罗马帝国开走下坡路。

Yeah. So, generally speaking, 'go downhill' means that something is getting worse.

没错。那么，一般来说，“走下坡路”意味着事情变得更糟了。

Skyscrapers went up, but the economy went down.

摩天大楼拔地而起，但经济却走下坡路。

The big classical names are still popular, but definitely in decline.

典名家们仍然很受欢迎，但肯定在走下坡路。

Dr Carrol is the author of a new book, 'Dropping the Mic and Jumping the Shark: Where Do Modern Idioms Come From? '.

卡罗尔博士是新书《扔麦和剧情走下坡路：现代习语从何而来》的作者。

Over the Hill means someone or something is old and does not have much value.

Over the Hill指的是，人变或者东西变旧了，开走下坡路，不再有价值。

In short, Williams had lost its way.

简而言之，威廉姆斯已经开走下坡路了。

I think, look, Facebook's down, it doesn't work very much right now.

我想，脸书在走下坡路，这个公司现在运转得不太好。

In this way it led them on, slightly downhill.

它带他们走的这条路有点像下坡路。

His subsequent diagnosis of tuberculosis only confirmed that he was on a downward trajectory.

随后被诊断出患有肺结核，他的健康正走向下坡路。

But it's not all downhill for women in leadership.

但女性在领导层中的地位不全是走下坡路。

And as you pointed out, I would go downhill now and then.

正如你所指出的，我时不时会走下坡路。