☞你可以天天說英語 － ☞Go to the Dogs 每下愈況╱向下沉淪

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Officer Smith：You know, this city is really going to the dogs.

史密斯警官：你知道嗎，這城市真是每下愈況。

Officer Nicol：Yeah. I don』t feel safe around here anymore.

尼可警官：對啊。我不再覺得這附近很安全。

Officer Smith：Sometimes I think there might be criminals around, and I get very scared.

史密斯警官：有時候一想到身邊可能隨時出現歹徒，我就很害怕。

Officer Nicol：Don』t even mention criminals! I won』t be able to sleep!

尼可警官：別提那些歹徒啦！我晚上會睡不著！

Officer Smith：I wish there was someone around to protect us.

史密斯警官：真希望有人能在身邊保護我們。

Officer Nicol：Me, too. But aren』t we supposed to protect the citizens?

尼可警官：我也這麼想。但我們不正是人民的保母嗎？

Officer Smith：Shh! What was that noise?

史密斯警官：噓！那是什麼聲音？

Officer Nicol：Let』s get out of here.

尼可警官：我們快閃吧。

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★go to the dogs

本俚語字面意思是「去狗兒那裡」，實際上卻是指個人，組織或城市在各方面的情況愈來愈糟糕，也就是「每下愈況」，或「向下沉淪」。

★criminal n. 罪犯╱歹徒