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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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2 s# m% d" I2 a. L: ?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:. }7 d3 b2 k! j* v9 Y5 }6 s8 e
$ o/ N/ G3 N" M+ A" ~! R 1、don"t flip flop (别翻来倒去,朝三暮四)& }# J8 b; ~/ ~; J
# h# v- A6 M' @' G, k2 N8 ] 2、don"t get sidetracked (别走岔路)
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) ~! R: }6 }; k 3、don"t sway back and forth (别反复)$ I5 z# o- z9 r) m: _7 A
' Z% c1 x! ~4 H9 M/ T; Y 4、no dithering(不踌躇)3 _9 }' g8 \3 ]( w/ x! ]
! E4 q0 D5 I c7 R- H 5、no major changes (没有重大变化)
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0 x9 S0 Z& l" _! c" u2 O7 H! P p- y 6、avoid futile actions (不做无用工)0 Z5 ?! A" K8 Y# _9 t- i
+ N& a! C9 Q" ^! H4 M' L/ t% i 7、stop making trouble and wasting time( \ B. l/ d9 y& u4 K
S( I" G8 y$ N 8、no self-consuming political movements (不搞自我消耗的政治运动)
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( {5 Y( P! n2 _3 t1 [$ S3 t 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:1 r4 V5 P4 w0 O3 [; z( q
% x, d: H1 l* N7 M9 G avoid self-inflicted setbacks (不折腾)
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原因是:
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$ m8 X+ d4 F+ H “self-inflicted” has the connotation of creating theunnecessarypain for one self.' j) B& @: A7 \6 W y* C# u9 f
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折腾 in Hu"s speech has a strong connotation that such kindofsetback is self-seeking instead of being due to theinterferencefrom outside.
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- R/ l) a3 ?2 {( ]' K4 {' I0 E “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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