不折騰

句子：中國股市穩健發展需要不折騰。

誤譯：The steady development of Chinas stock market requires that we should not flip-flop.

正譯：The steady development of Chinas stock market requires that we should not get sidetracked.

解釋：to flip-flop的意思是to suddenly change ones position or opinion on a political issue，指“突然改變政治立場或觀點”，與股市無關。例如：這個政客被指責在若干重大問題上出爾反爾。The politician was accused of flip-flopping on several major issues.

“不折騰”的意思很微妙，有“不亂做，不瞎搞，不翻來覆去，不做無用之功，不沒事找事，不走岔路”等含義，很難在英語中找到對應詞。這里姑且利用《中國日報》的譯法 not to get sidetracked。例如：我們必須不動搖、不懈怠、不折騰，堅定不移地推進改革開放，堅定不移地走中國特色社會主義道路。We must not sway back and forth, relax our efforts or get sidetracked, but firmly push forward the reform and opening-up as well as adhere to socialism with Chinese characteristics.

to get sidetracked 的意思為to get off track，即“脫離正常的路徑”，有“折騰”的含義。在下面的原文中，to get sidetracked 可以譯為“折騰”： The boys get sidetracked more while the girls are more confident. 男孩子們比較愛折騰，而女孩子們比較自信。

He does not let himself get sidetracked by fads and trends.他不讓自己受時髦和時尚東西的折騰。▲

(本欄目供稿：王逢鑫教授）