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。

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A derivative at a given point is just the slope of the tangent line that kisses that point.

一个给定点的导数不过就是一条切线的斜率轻吻了那个点。

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From the point of character of sliding expansive soil and with the research results, some rules of strengthening an expansive soil sli ding slope are discussed.

结合膨胀土研究已有的理论成果，针对膨胀土边坡的特征，探讨膨胀土边坡加固设计的一些原则。

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The budget constraint is a straight line through this point with a slope of .

这个预算限制在这幅图上是一条,是一条经过该点并以为斜率的直线

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Tangent means that it has the same slope, it just touches the efficient portfolio frontier for risky assets at one point, and the slope of the efficient portfolio frontier, including the riskless asset, is a straight line that goes through the tangency point, here.

相切意味着斜率相同，它与包含风险资产的有效边界,交与一点，而包含无风险资产的，有效边界，则是一条过切点的直线，切点在这里。

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And so the slope of this thing is f at the triple point, which is this point here, this is the temperature of the triple point of water, f divided by 273.16. That's the slope of that line.

除以x轴的坐标,这就是斜率，而直线,经过原点，因此斜率乘上T就得到。

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After all, one can plot a line of most any slope or shape through a single point.

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