U-turns

Not many leaders can bear to perform their own U-turns .

不是很多领导人有气量逆转自己的决定。

It is like a one-way street with no U-turns .

就好比是一条禁止掉头的单行道。

The prime minister stuck hard and fast to his policy of no U-turns in the government 's economic plans .

首相坚持他的政府的经济计划不能大变动的政策。

The document highlights different scenarios to be tested , from high speed driving and tight U-turns to lane changes .

该文件强调要测试不同的驾驶场景，从高速驾驶到紧急U型转弯再到变换车道等。

The unions might also sense weakness in David Cameron , who has developed a reputation for policy U-turns .

工会也可能感到卡梅伦的弱点，卡梅伦制定了一项大转变的政策来赢得声誉。

Cars perform abrupt U-turns and lane switches that defy regulations and the basic instincts of safety .

小汽车会突然来个180度的大转弯或者变换车道，完全不顾交通规则，也有悖基本的安全本能。

Twice in the past year she has performed remarkable U-turns , and managed to persuade her party to follow her .

过去一年，她曾两次做出惊人的政策大转变，并成功说服她所在的政党遵从她的决定。

– This sign indicates that u-turns are not allowed at the intersection where the sign is posted .

这个标志说明在标志所在的路口不准掉头。

Discontent over tax rises previously broadly accepted in France has forced the government into a string of U-turns .

对增税的不满迫使政府的一系列政策逆转，此前法国人普遍接受了增税措施。

Some hastily tweeted U-turns when Trump was elected , others went quiet and hoped nobody would remember .

特朗普当选时，有人的推文发生了180度大转变，其他人则默不作声，希望没人会记得自己说过的话。

The course from our classroom discussion to a story to another story had so many u-turns and twists that you could never predict a thing .

他的课就是故事课，从课堂讨论到他的故事，再到提问，然后又回到一个新故事。

U-turns , refinements and clarifications are frequent .

方针、政策等的急速转变，调整提高以及解释说明屡见不鲜。

And since many new things , perhaps most new things , turn out to be bad ideas , this means U-turns and embarrassments and all the other troubles that politicians and administrators dislike so intensely .

而事实上，许多新事物，或者说大多数新事物，都不是什么好主意，这也就意味着政策反复和其他尴尬情形。政客和管理者对这些麻烦都深恶痛绝。

Unfortunately for the driver , this was not the ordinary white fencing that local governments in many Chinese towns install to discourage bad behavior by motorists , such as unexpected U-turns and abrupt lurches into oncoming traffic .

对司机来说，很不幸的是，这并不是在中国很多城镇都可以看到的普通白色护栏。这种白色护栏主要是为了防止随意调头、突然驶入逆向车道等不良驾驶行为。

Sure , there are the fortunate few from whom the journey has thus far been smooth sailing , but for the vast majority of us , there are fits and starts , hiccups , confusion , mistakes , wrong turns , U-turns , graceless moments .

诚然，少数幸运儿的人生迄今一帆风顺，但我们对大多数人而言，生命里会有断断续续、会有中断的时候、会有困惑、错误、会拐错弯、掉错头，还有颜面尽失的时候。