1、don"t flip flop
2、don"t get sidetracked
3、don"t sway back and forth
4、no dithering
5、no major changes
6、avoid futile actions
7、stop making trouble and wasting time
8、no self-consuming political movements
9、avoid self-inflicted setbacks “self-inflicted” has the connotation of creating theunnecessarypain for one self. In Hu"s speech has a strong connotation that such kindofsetback is self-seeking instead of being due to theinterferencefrom outside.
“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.