390. The commission would find itself hampered at every turn if its members couldn't reach an agreement.

译文　委员会发现，每次如果委员们不能达成一致，委员会就会陷入困境。

点睛　hamper意为“阻碍；使……困难”。如：

Our progress was hampered by the bad weather. 我们的进度受到了恶劣天气的影响。

at every turn意为“事事，经常”。如：

Because of his drinking, Mike was refused a job at every turn. 由于酗酒，迈克的每次求职均遭到了拒绝。

reach an agreement意为“达成协议，取得一致意见”。

考点归纳　与turn有关的短语还有：

by turns意为“轮流地，逐个地”。如：

The children played that game by turns. 孩子们轮流做那个游戏。

turn out意为“结果是；生产”。如：

1) How did the party turn out? 派对举行得怎么样？

2) The factory turns out 900 cars a week. 这个工厂每周生产900辆汽车。

turn sth./sb. down意为“顶回或拒不理会（好意或提出建议的人）”。如：

Mary turned down the young man's proposal. 玛丽拒绝了那个年轻人的求婚。