It HAS become a joke for The Economist to say that a country is at a crossroads, yet for Turkey it happens to be spot on.

对《经济学人》而言，称一个国家处于十字路口，已成玩笑，然而此说法用在土耳其身上，却准确无误。

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There happened to be a traffic accident at a crossroads.

碰巧在一个十字路口发生了一起交通事故。

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Mr. Pistorius now finds himself at a historical crossroads, defending not only his cause but that of every disabled athlete who might, in the future, be in a position to compete in the Olympics.

先生pistorius现在发现自己在一个历史的十字路口，维护，不只是他的事业，但对每一个残疾人运动员的实力，在未来的日子，在一个位置的竞争在奥运会上。

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Five years later, the international community appears to be at a crossroads in the effort to rebuild Afghanistan as a democratic nation.

NPR: Gen.: Afghanistan Victory Hangs on Rebuilding Effort

Another market that seems to be at a crossroads is Jakarta.

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These two states interdependence versus modularity exist on a continuum, but it seems to me that we may be at a crossroads right now in the blended-learning world between the two.

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