U-TURN
1.?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. 為什麽選這個詞？?
“U-turn”是可數名詞，本意是“掉頭、轉彎”，可以引申為“改變”。開車時“掉頭”的英文就是 make a U-turn，所以這個詞壹點都不難記。U-turn 的引申義“改變”相比 change 更強調改變的徹底性，因此是個非常形象、準確的單詞。雖然這個詞看起來有點不正式，但在口語和壹般的寫作中都可以使用。我們來看幾個例子。?
在過去兩年裏，這個地方政府的政策壹點都不連貫，總會有各種改變，就可以說：?
In the past two years, the local government has been utterly inconsistent with its policies, making various? U-turns .
如果妳想要成為壹名受人尊重的領導人，妳應該避免過多的決策大轉彎，我們可以說：?
If you want to be a respected leader, you had better avoid making too many? U-turns ?when making decisions.
不少人批評這個歐洲政府在移民政策問題上出爾反爾， 可以這麽寫：?
Many critics accuse the European government of doing a sudden? U-turn ?on its promise to take in more immigrants.
《經濟學人》在說到變化時常會用 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. 怎樣學會使用這個詞？?
1）翻譯下面的句子：?
他的觀點發生了 180° 大轉彎，決定和前妻復婚。 (時態：現在完成時，復婚remarry his ex-wife/ divorced wife)
He has made a U-turn and decided to remarry his ex-wife. ?
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.?
造句：
例1：To challenge the status quo , the businessman made a sudden U-turn on his marketing strategy. 串聯每日壹詞
例2：Critics accuse the financial management firm of doing a quick U-turn on its promise to increase investments. 仿寫例句
例3：Since the onset of rising refugee population, the host community has made an embarrassing political U-turn on its humanitarian policy. ?串聯每日壹詞
個人拓展：
釋義： mainly?disapproving ?a complete change?from one opinion?or plan?of action?to an opposite?one
搭配：make/ do/ complete a sudden/quick /complete U-turn on sth
various/ many U-turns
背誦：
Many critics accuse the European government of doing a sudden? U-turn ?on its promise to take in more immigrants.
In the past two years, the local government has been utterly inconsistent with its policies, making various? U-turns .