Now, we could imagine rotating this cone into the mirror so that its point was facing out.

现在，我们可以想象把这个圆锥体旋转到镜子里，这样它的点就朝外了。

But now, the staff, suppliers, customers, everyone is facing a tipping point, and service workers in some places are paying the price.

但现在，员工、供应商、顾客，每个人都面临着一个临界点，一些地方的服务人员正在承受损失。

English chief medical officer Chris Whitty is expected to warn later that Britain is facing a critical point in a pandemic and a very challenging winter.

预计英国首席医务官克里斯·威蒂稍后将发出警告，称英国正面临疫情的关键时刻，即将到来的冬季也极具挑战性。