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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 o4 e4 q2 x4 s: O; u* o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:% } J+ W1 [- ]$ w% b
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1、don"t flip flop (别翻来倒去,朝三暮四). L. R2 b+ W- ?% {6 [. c+ }
) H, I+ M+ t3 q# f 2、don"t get sidetracked (别走岔路)
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3、don"t sway back and forth (别反复)
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4、no dithering(不踌躇)% Q" E. v G9 ~# N8 ~( g& ?
% S$ z5 b4 M* [5 _% {! r$ g7 h 5、no major changes (没有重大变化)8 F N+ b2 i8 I+ Z, ~7 S+ b9 e' F' H
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3 B$ m, }) X3 V! h) ~* b/ n 7、stop making trouble and wasting time
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8、no self-consuming political movements (不搞自我消耗的政治运动)/ |3 [5 g/ ?) h
) S2 a5 s% L. U2 o, W* S 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:! ~( N; [# {+ g. C
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avoid self-inflicted setbacks (不折腾)
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“self-inflicted” has the connotation of creating theunnecessarypain for one self.0 j8 C' I v- L5 f3 \5 ?+ t
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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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7 D( p! S+ ?6 p! T8 w “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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