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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。# n% I" b) S& i3 w% B/ W9 e) I
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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:: c; M& J3 z$ [6 s
" Q* T+ c4 h8 N; S; |7 j 1、don"t flip flop (别翻来倒去,朝三暮四)4 S F5 a! t* ^, U
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2、don"t get sidetracked (别走岔路)& f5 f6 w' Z: W# @) f/ ]
$ }. X$ H L1 A" i r; c6 I 3、don"t sway back and forth (别反复)7 p9 h) y* S3 R6 C
, ]# x% ?+ x* B( e* X9 F2 U4 X 4、no dithering(不踌躇); u% z/ p" y0 D; ~8 A5 v3 ^3 A( }
* z5 t+ N# _1 p7 ? q" n 5、no major changes (没有重大变化)
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6、avoid futile actions (不做无用工) [" I6 H" f& F6 |4 {
7 U+ V: x. Y7 `: T" l( j5 u 7、stop making trouble and wasting time2 H) C+ |/ t" ^% h2 `: E" S; P
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8、no self-consuming political movements (不搞自我消耗的政治运动)9 V! S- N% p+ s8 n+ |
( c K+ u5 W- U( T) l, 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:# `3 M, |1 \6 n* L9 n' a" @
9 n1 O3 h6 T- j6 X. s$ a avoid self-inflicted setbacks (不折腾)) }# |+ B9 T& g: \9 P! }/ D- G* }
3 R4 i; X) Z7 h9 r: o2 I) | 原因是:6 v7 b! l8 d7 T1 O3 x
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“self-inflicted” has the connotation of creating theunnecessarypain for one self.
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: T" h6 D7 g7 A( t" R+ f 折腾 in Hu"s speech has a strong connotation that such kindofsetback is self-seeking instead of being due to theinterferencefrom outside.2 k2 C8 T( Z; p2 J9 C7 G4 t
|2 f+ |' d5 I( T; | “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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