Climbers can strap sharp nails on to help get a foothold on a slippery slope.

登山运动员可以在靴子上捆上尖钉，这样有助于在很滑的陡坡上站住脚。

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If they dined or swam or danced together, southern white men feared, they were on a slippery slope towards sleeping together.

如果他们一起进餐，游泳或者跳舞，白人男性就会表现的极为不安，害怕他们有睡在一起的危险。

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Alexander Apostolides of the European University of Cyprus laments the lack of urgency. “There is not a feeling that we are on a slippery slope.”

塞浦路斯欧洲大学的亚历山大•阿波斯托利季斯为政策的不力感到遗憾：“我们甚至没有觉得我们在走下坡路。”

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