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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Naturally, one could imagine an opposite course.

自然，人们可能会设想一种相反的做法。

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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. CET-6, 2005.1.

因为他们所采取行动的结果不好，他们就相信相反的行动——把母亲留在家中，推迟手术——会有好结果。

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Parents of course are just the opposite. Everything is down.

父母当然刚好相反，一切都在下面。

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One pal took the opposite course, selling two tech stocks that had been dogs for some time, but had finally produced gains.

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Unfortunately, the Bush Administration appears committed to precisely the opposite course.

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So the town of Rantoul, a success story in central Illinois, followed the opposite course: it has replaced its air-force base with 71 different tenants.

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