世道

bié tí nà chī rén de shì dào le

别提那吃人的世道了。

Let's not talk about that man-eat-man society.

shì dào shuāi bài

世道衰败。

The practice of the world is declining.

shì dào biàn le

世道变了。

Attitudes have changed.

tā kāi shǐ bào yuàn zhè ge xié è de shì dào què bèi yī zhèn qiāo mén shēng dǎ duàn le

他开始抱怨这个邪恶的世道，却被一阵敲门声打断了。

He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.

dāng lún dūn shāng yè qū de dà gōng sī xuē jiǎn yú lè huó dòng kāi zhī shí wǒ men jiù zhī dào shì dào zhēn de biàn de jiān nán le

当伦敦商业区的大公司削减娱乐活动开支时，我们就知道世道真的变得艰难了。

When big city firms cut down on their entertainments, we shall know that times really arehard