There was a signpost where the two paths converged.

两条小路的相交处有一路标。

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It is a signpost in life, a trail marker.

那是人生中的一个标记，人生路上的里程碑。

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A signpost with variable number of signs that you can lengthen or shorten.

标志数量可变的标志柱，您可以将其加长或缩短。

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Rather, it would be a signpost on the way to dealing with the problems of those other peripheral countries, an example to be emulated.

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Ken Rogoff happily offered the world a signpost: Things are bad yes, but if you can get government debt below 90% you have a chance.

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Tony Benn said of her that politicians were divided between weather vanes and signposts and that Margaret Thatcher was a signpost and he respected that.

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