That notion seems increasingly hopeful. Every month it appears more likely that the pay-TV system will break down.

但这种概念变得越来越一厢情愿，收费电视系统看起来每况皆下，每个频道的订单数都在增长的时代已经走到头了。

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If even a few nations demur or cheat, the whole system can break down.

若再有一些国家出现反对或欺骗的情况，那么整个系统都将崩溃。

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Every month it appears more likely that the pay-TV system will break down.

每个月，付费电视系统似乎更有可能停止运转。

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In Europe the trucking industry has settled on a technology called selective catalytic reduction, in which urea is periodically injected into the exhaust system to break down the NOx, converting nitrogen oxides into (somewhat) harmless ammonia.

FORBES: Clearing the Air

Where did the system break down on U.S. Growth.

FORBES: One has to ask what took Vanguard so long?

If the excessive input continues, the chaos eventually becomes so great that the system begins to break down.

FORBES: Connect