The car mistakenly thought that the laser beam was in its way and slowed down or changed the direction.

汽车误以为激光束挡住了它的路，于是减速或改变了方向。

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United Airlines has apologized for mistakenly shipping an American family's pet dog thousands of miles in the wrong direction to Japan.

美国联合航空公司错将一家美国人的宠物狗运到了数千英里外错误方向的日本，该公司已为此事道歉。

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He said the party tending to Mr Duddy shouted at him to go away, fearful that the troops may mistakenly believe the shots were coming from their direction.

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