When, at length, he had finally decided on a terminal point in the body of the bird, the door was gently opened.

最后，当他终于决定了鸟身体的终点时，门被轻轻地打开了。

You know, " This will lead to that, and that will lead to something else." And the terminal point of that slope is some undesirable consequence.

你知道，“这会导致那件事，那会导致其他事情。”而该斜坡的终点是一些不良后果。