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但是,这个“不折腾”怎么翻呢?据说难坏了各路翻译精英们。
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5 u- { s$ ^6 R2 u( }7 Q3 c在网上收集了几种译法:供各位参考,希望起到抛砖引玉的作用:! B2 w! o, Y" ?7 k* C: t4 I3 q/ [
4 [, D' h. O3 B6 I" I D; J 1、don"t flip flop (别翻来倒去,朝三暮四); p0 K9 Q' _" F( b: k7 ~
X' E m1 F0 w3 O6 p 2、don"t get sidetracked (别走岔路)0 U3 N% Z+ C! @! [
, Z# G% l/ L0 t9 X 3、don"t sway back and forth (别反复)
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4、no dithering(不踌躇)* k: N4 g; ^- r2 E6 n* g' ]/ \0 B
2 r5 G, l3 G3 {; L+ h 5、no major changes (没有重大变化)1 Z4 v9 }) W5 v! s/ K. E9 v0 Z
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6、avoid futile actions (不做无用工)
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' j. q, x6 c# }/ Y) \* s 7、stop making trouble and wasting time% v+ X9 k1 m2 p% v
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8、no self-consuming political movements (不搞自我消耗的政治运动)- B' g, O9 K9 u3 i1 I
2 Z# [/ F+ y: R e% t- j4 G9 n 上述译法,觉得都不够准确,不够精彩,没有把“折腾”的全部意思表达出来。这里推荐一个译法,感觉比较恰当:$ U4 v5 | W: M+ R- |$ P* ?& R
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avoid self-inflicted setbacks (不折腾)
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, |4 g% ^5 O" X 原因是:/ {& R+ t0 ?. x* d
+ u1 n- N1 G: y “self-inflicted” has the connotation of creating theunnecessarypain for one self.& I2 ~# M* ]9 d2 t! L% ?. \
c. q+ ?9 T7 g' y 折腾 in Hu"s speech has a strong connotation that such kindofsetback is self-seeking instead of being due to theinterferencefrom outside.3 F7 k7 B! P' E2 m
" E1 o7 {. ^% Q6 |5 y “Setback” is a much better word than “trouble”, whichanunseasoned translator would like to use in the firstinstance.“Setback” especially refers to the obstacle ordifficultyencountered in achieving a strategic goal. |
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