1）翻译下面的句子：
他的傲慢与固执将注定他会走向失败。
He started down the slippery slope to failure because of his arrogance and obstinacy.
（参考翻译: His arrogance and obstinacy will lead him down a slippery slope to failure. ）
2）结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等，想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景，再造句。
场景：他逐渐滑向腐败的深渊。
造句：He is on the slippery slope to a life in corruption.
