On a steep point I lost my footing.

在一个很陡的地方，我失足滑了下去。

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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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In "Winning the War for Talent in emerging markets: Why women are the Solution", Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Ripa Rashid point out that businesswomen face steep obstacles in emerging markets.

“新型市场中的人才之争为何女性是求胜的关键？”针对这一问题，塞维利亚•安•休利特和丽珀•拉施德指出，新兴市场中的女企业家们其实面临着重重障碍。

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The National Federation of Independent Business's small-business optimism index dropped 0.2 point to 91.2 last month following a steep 3-point drop in June.

WSJ: NFIB: U.S. July Small-Business Optimism Index Drops

IdeaWorks says that the tipping point was the steep rise in fuel costs in 2008.

FORBES: Airlines' Fee Revenue Doubles Since 2008

She died after falling 80ft (24m) from a viewing point at a steep gorge in Gaura in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh.

BBC: Colette Davies