请问 They are living it down.这个句子怎么翻译？

参考译文：他们正在使人们忘记这件事。

live down sth 使人们忘记... ；改正行为而使 ... 被人遗忘

It will be difficult to live down this humiliation.  

忘记这样的耻辱是困难的.

Labour was also unable to live down its reputation as the party of high taxes. 

工党也无法让人忘记其高税党的名声。

He hopes to live down the scandal caused by the divorce proceedings.  

他希望借新的生活忘却那因离婚而引起的丑闻.

After his release from prison, John vowed to live down his crimes.  

约翰出狱后立誓要悔过自新,使人们原谅他的罪行.

I'm afraid I'll neverlive down that tactless remark I made.  

恐怕我永远也没办法改正我那不谨慎的评价了.

After his release from prison, he vowed to live down his crimes.  

他从狱中被释放以后, 便发誓要改过自新.

I thought I'd never live it down. 

我原以为大家永远都不会忘记这件事了。