STEP 1: When starting out, find a gentle slope with as little traffic as possible.

第1步：当出发，找到一个缓坡与小流量可能。

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When starting out, find a gentle slope with as little traffic as possible. You will need a relatively wide space for this Snowboarding trick.

从一个缓坡起步，做这个动作你需要相对较宽敞的空间。

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In my opinion, the more targeted teaching materials should determine the order of "listening, reading, speaking, writing", so that the starting point is low, there is a slope.

本人认为，更具有针对性的教材应该确定“听、读、说、写”的顺序，做到起点低、有坡度。

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Instead, 3D printers are now starting to work their way up the "slope of enlightenment" stage, where most progress is achieved.

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One might ask whether starting down this sticky, sweet-and-sour slope toward an unregulated market in lemonade will mean allowing just anyone to open a lemonade stand, food truck, or other unregulated, informal business that will compete with brick-and-mortar incumbents.

FORBES: Lemonade and Liberty