不折腾

句子：中国股市稳健发展需要不折腾。

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

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

解释：to flip-flop的意思是to suddenly change ones position or opinion on a political issue，指“突然改变政治立场或观点”，与股市无关。例如：这个政客被指责在若干重大问题上出尔反尔。The politician was accused of flip-flopping on several major issues.

“不折腾”的意思很微妙，有“不乱做，不瞎搞，不翻来覆去，不做无用之功，不没事找事，不走岔路”等含义，很难在英语中找到对应词。这里姑且利用《中国日报》的译法 not to get sidetracked。例如：我们必须不动摇、不懈怠、不折腾，坚定不移地推进改革开放，坚定不移地走中国特色社会主义道路。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 的意思为to get off track，即“脱离正常的路径”，有“折腾”的含义。在下面的原文中，to get sidetracked 可以译为“折腾”： The boys get sidetracked more while the girls are more confident. 男孩子们比较爱折腾，而女孩子们比较自信。

He does not let himself get sidetracked by fads and trends.他不让自己受时髦和时尚东西的折腾。▲

(本栏目供稿：王逢鑫教授）