cul-de-sacs

The whole of human history is testament to the fact that vast sections of mankind can seem to be progressing towards what looks like an established goal, only to get sidetracked into cul-de-sacs, sometimes for decades, occasionally for centuries.

整部人类历史都证明了一点：许多人类社会好像正朝着一个看似确定的目标前进，结果却偏离正轨走进了死胡同，有时几十年，有时甚至长达几个世纪。

Flames leapt from building to building along cul-de-sacs on the edge of the foothills, as palm and pine trees exploded in flames.

山脚边缘的房间全部被燃着，棕榈树、松树林也未能幸免。

Even then, I tended to end up in cul-de-sacs of oppressive, overpriced crystal chandeliers, marble mantel pieces, gilt-framed mirrors and Italian floor lamps in the shape of palm trees.

但即使有了地图，我还是差点走进死胡同，陷入昂贵水晶吊灯、大理石壁炉台、镀金框镜子和棕榈树造型的意大利落地灯的包围之中。

The people of Palatine, Ill., a middle-class suburb of Chicago marked by generic strip malls and tidy cul-de-sacs, had not spent much time debating the thorny questions of transgender rights.

伊利诺伊州的帕拉蒂诺是芝加哥郊外的中产社区，有着随处可见的商业街和整洁的死巷。那里的居民并没有花多少时间去探讨棘手的跨性别者权益问题。

HONOLULU-Allan Akamine has looked all around the winding, palm tree-lined cul-de-sacs of his suburban neighborhood in Miliani here on Oahu and, with an equal mix of frustration and bemusement, seen roof after roof bearing solar panels.

檀香山——在这个位于欧胡岛米里拉尼郊区的社区中布满棕榈树的蜿蜒死胡同里，艾伦·阿卡米那（Allan Akamine）环顾四周，看到一个又一个装着太阳能组件的屋顶，眼中透露出些许失望、些许困惑。