They made one small error and stepped out on that slippery slope, then tried to cover up that error, cover up that error until eventually they dug themselves a hole they couldn't get out.

他们都犯了一个小错误，然后就走上了不归路，试图掩盖之前的错误，然后一直掩盖下去，直到最后，他们自掘坟墓，无法自保。

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The project encouraged natural regeneration of grasslands, tree and shrub cover on previously cultivated slope-lands.

本项目鼓励以往开垦坡地上草原、树木和灌丛的自然再生。

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On the cover of the card she sent me was a photo of a single flower emerging from a desolate 20)barren slope of rock.

她送给我的那张卡片的正面是一张照片，照片上是一朵花，它从一块岩石的荒芜贫瘠的斜面上生长出来。

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To cover a slope with enough snow to ski on, guns must be stationed about 15-30 metres apart, so hundreds are needed at the average resort.

ECONOMIST: Snowmaking