As snow accumulates on a steep slope, it reaches a critical point at which the slightest vibration will send it sliding into the valley below.(当雪在陡峭的斜坡上堆积时，它会达到一个临界点，在这个临界点上，最轻微的震动就会使它滑进下面的山谷。)
From the slope below, the wild goats bleated faintly.(野山羊在下面山坡上咩咩地轻声叫着。)
We slid down the grassy slope.(我们从草坡上滑了下来。)
And look at the slope of the roof, the steep angle helps keep off all that rain and snow that accumulates in the winter.(看看屋顶的斜坡，陡峭的角度有助于阻挡所有在冬天积累的雨雪。)
The slope increases as you go up the curve.(你顺着那条弯路往上走，坡度越来越大。)
The development of the oil field on the North Slope of Alaska and the construction of the Alaska pipeline are examples of the great expense and difficulty involved in new oil discoveries.(阿拉斯加北坡油田的开发，以及阿拉斯加地区输油管道的建设，就是在新石油资源的勘探中涉及到巨额开支和巨大困难的例子。)
Variables included the slope of the land, the ability of the pavement to support the load.(变量包括地面的坡度，人行道的负荷力。)
This slippery slope of eroding ethics and bigger risks leads only to disaster.(这种道德滑坡以及更大的风险只会导致灾难。)
It stood there on buckled wheels, wheezing and gasping with exhaustion from having to climb up the gentle slope to the camp, and I consigned myself and my loads to it with some fear.(它停在弯曲的轮子上，由于要爬上那平缓的斜坡到营地，累得喘不过气来，我带着几分担心，把自己和行李托付给它。)
The car can't come up, as the slope is so steep.(坡太陡，车子上不来。)
