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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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( C l' U+ I$ K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:9 {9 k; A' q- m
8 ~6 G% L# W8 K! h) t 1、don"t flip flop (别翻来倒去,朝三暮四)
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2、don"t get sidetracked (别走岔路)
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% [1 B5 f* X; M9 ]. |# X 3、don"t sway back and forth (别反复)
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2 _* }6 ^- {) w {& V! _: @ 4、no dithering(不踌躇)
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& t: O) `" M, [! V 5、no major changes (没有重大变化)# F) i% S! P0 g- c1 S: W- }
3 e7 t! t. F6 P5 N: u1 i8 x: J* b 6、avoid futile actions (不做无用工)) T/ v: Q( N* {. G( j
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7、stop making trouble and wasting time
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0 f7 R3 U1 t3 @& H2 v6 F* W3 ` 8、no self-consuming political movements (不搞自我消耗的政治运动); {, c- P# T8 ?( `6 E- r
# Q+ z. O0 \, Q6 ^$ q% U2 r5 } 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:( B$ x5 m+ r( D9 \6 }' }/ o1 S
& a+ t9 x8 g6 Y- D avoid self-inflicted setbacks (不折腾)9 K' [9 F2 a& M& R( @
7 g' C: x, O! L# ], u 原因是:
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. d# `2 n; `) b “self-inflicted” has the connotation of creating theunnecessarypain for one self.
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W. u" v- |% F% D 折腾 in Hu"s speech has a strong connotation that such kindofsetback is self-seeking instead of being due to theinterferencefrom outside.& \6 s. d% }+ u4 z/ v8 j7 f) o/ Q
! [" G' j! M3 ~( G- k “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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