about face 與 U-turn 的語意差異
有人問我「政策急轉彎」是否為「政策髮夾彎」之誤，提這樣的問題，我覺得好像是是在質疑新聞記者的中文程度，試問，記者在報導新聞時會用錯文字嗎？不會吧？
但，搜尋網路，你會看到很多政策髮夾彎的報導，何者正確? 我想， 很多人看中文的時候都不會去思考這個問題，也不會去判斷政策急轉彎與政策髮夾彎的差異，這樣，他們怎知，「政策急轉彎」指的是「政策朝令夕改」，「政策髮夾彎指的是「政策大轉變」，不同的情況，如何相提並論？弄清楚，about face不是髮夾彎，about face 與 U-turn 是兩碼子事：
about-face 急轉彎
1.Intel said it is not making any about-face in its strategy.
英特爾說他們的政策不會急轉彎。
2.Few observers believe the president will do an about-face and start spending more.
少數觀察家認為總統會急轉彎開始增加支出。
3.The premier said the government won't make any about-face in its energy policy. 行政院長說政府的能源政策不會急轉彎。
U-turn
1 .髮夾彎
But the decision would be seen by Labour as another U-turn.
但這項決定會被工黨認為是髮夾彎。
2.大轉變
Critics accused the government of doing a U-turn on its promise to increase education spending.
批評者指控政府在增加教育支出的承諾上做了大轉變。
about-face 急轉彎
1.Intel said it is not making any about-face in its strategy.
英特爾說他們的政策不會急轉彎。
2.Few observers believe the president will do an about-face and start spending more.
少數觀察家認為總統會急轉彎開始增加支出。
3.The premier said the government won't make any about-face in its energy policy. 行政院長說政府的能源政策不會急轉彎。
U-turn
1 .髮夾彎
But the decision would be seen by Labour as another U-turn.
但這項決定會被工黨認為是髮夾彎。
2.大轉變
Critics accused the government of doing a U-turn on its promise to increase education spending.
批評者指控政府在增加教育支出的承諾上做了大轉變。
但，搜尋網路，你會看到很多政策髮夾彎的報導，何者正確? 我想， 很多人看中文的時候都不會去思考這個問題，也不會去判斷政策急轉彎與政策髮夾彎的差異，這樣，他們怎知，「政策急轉彎」指的是「政策朝令夕改」，「政策髮夾彎指的是「政策大轉變」，不同的情況，如何相提並論？弄清楚，about face不是髮夾彎，about face 與 U-turn 是兩碼子事：
about-face 急轉彎
1.Intel said it is not making any about-face in its strategy.
英特爾說他們的政策不會急轉彎。
2.Few observers believe the president will do an about-face and start spending more.
少數觀察家認為總統會急轉彎開始增加支出。
3.The premier said the government won't make any about-face in its energy policy. 行政院長說政府的能源政策不會急轉彎。
U-turn
1 .髮夾彎
But the decision would be seen by Labour as another U-turn.
但這項決定會被工黨認為是髮夾彎。
2.大轉變
Critics accused the government of doing a U-turn on its promise to increase education spending.
批評者指控政府在增加教育支出的承諾上做了大轉變。
about-face 急轉彎
1.Intel said it is not making any about-face in its strategy.
英特爾說他們的政策不會急轉彎。
2.Few observers believe the president will do an about-face and start spending more.
少數觀察家認為總統會急轉彎開始增加支出。
3.The premier said the government won't make any about-face in its energy policy. 行政院長說政府的能源政策不會急轉彎。
U-turn
1 .髮夾彎
But the decision would be seen by Labour as another U-turn.
但這項決定會被工黨認為是髮夾彎。
2.大轉變
Critics accused the government of doing a U-turn on its promise to increase education spending.
批評者指控政府在增加教育支出的承諾上做了大轉變。
