U-turn
英英釋義：a complete change of ideas, plans etc
例句：In the past two years, the local government has been utterly inconsistent with its policies, making various U-turns.
2. 為什么選這個(gè)詞？
“U-turn”是可數(shù)名詞，本意是“掉頭、轉(zhuǎn)彎”，可以引申為“改變”。開(kāi)車(chē)時(shí)“掉頭”的英文就是 make a U-turn，所以這個(gè)詞一點(diǎn)都不難記。U-turn 的引申義“改變”相比 change 更強(qiáng)調(diào)改變的徹底性，因此是個(gè)非常形象、準(zhǔn)確的單詞。雖然這個(gè)詞看起來(lái)有點(diǎn)不正式，但在口語(yǔ)和一般的寫(xiě)作中都可以使用。我們來(lái)看幾個(gè)例子。
在過(guò)去兩年里，這個(gè)地方政府的政策一點(diǎn)都不連貫，總會(huì)有各種改變，就可以說(shuō)：
In the past two years, the local government has been utterly inconsistent with its policies, making various U-turns.
如果你想要成為一名受人尊重的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人，你應(yīng)該避免過(guò)多的決策大轉(zhuǎn)彎，我們可以說(shuō)：
If you want to be a respected leader, you had better avoid making too many U-turns when making decisions.
不少人批評(píng)這個(gè)歐洲政府在移民政策問(wèn)題上出爾反爾， 可以這么寫(xiě)：
Many critics accuse the European government of doing a sudden U-turn on its promise to take in more immigrants.
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》在說(shuō)到變化時(shí)常會(huì)用 U-turn，比如下面這兩句：
1) Earlier this year, AMD forced Intel to make a U-turn in its 64-bit-chip strategy.
2) A year later, following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the markets made a U- turn.
3. 練習(xí)
1）翻譯
他的觀點(diǎn)發(fā)生了 180° 大轉(zhuǎn)彎，決定和前妻復(fù)婚。
He has made a U-turn and decided to remarry his divorced wife.
He has made a U-turn, deciding to remarry his ex-wife.
2）造句
It was a dry description for a stunning policy u-turn.
