But California is in America, which has taken a sharp turn in the opposite direction.

但加州此举在美国却堪称是反其道而行之。

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Stop running, turn and walk in the opposite direction or across the street.

如果在跑步过程中遇到狗的话要立刻停止跑步，转过身去走向另一个方向或者穿过街道再去跑。

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The boys were all staying in a hotel close by and since we had to ride with them, we pulled a three-point-turn, mid-highway, and headed in the opposite direction.

那些小伙子就住在附近的旅馆，因为我们要与他们同行，所以我们在中途停车掉头，向相反的方向驶去。

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Rather, the solution is for the captain to turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction just enough to get the ship back on course.

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The Fiesta was travelling along the A33 southbound carriageway, performed a u-turn and was travelling in the opposite direction when the crash happened.

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That, in turn, induces a magnetic field oriented in the opposite direction to the field created by Jupiter.

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