Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course—keeping Mother at home, postponing the operation—would have turned out better.

因为他们采取的行动结果很糟糕，他们认为相反的做法——让母亲呆在家里，推迟手术——会有更好的结果。

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At the time I laughed because that wasn't true at all. In fact, it was quite opposite.

那时我大笑了，因为并不是那样的，实际上可以说完全相反。

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But because the two hemispheres' seasons are opposite, the minke species don't share near-equatorial waters at the same time.

但是，因为南北半球的季节是相反的，所以两种鲸鱼是不可能同时在同一片海域出现的。

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So the concept of patience and presence may seem odd to one in a leadership position because at first blush they may seem passive, the very opposite of what a leader strives to do.

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"It looks like an opposite of a theory, because he doesn't explain how it happens at all, " Dennett says.

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The opposite is actually the truth because it is the central bankers who are floating precipitously out at sea.

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