我们在汉译英中常常会遇到俗语的翻译。对于俗语的翻译，难度肯定比普通翻译要大得多。谚语不能直译，意译有需要有一定的韵律，朗朗上口，还要能精准的表达谚语的愿意，这就需要我们平常多积累，临阵磨枪，普通译员没那个水平；有备无患，临场翻译方能处之泰然。尤其是口译人员，更要多积累，多思考，多练习。我们来看一看这些带点幽默感的谚语翻译。

俗话说：兔子不吃窝边草；但俗话又说：近水楼台先得月。

A saying says that a man doesn’t want anything within reach. But another saying says that the nearest person gets things first.

俗话说：宰相肚里能撑船；但俗话又说：有仇不报非君子。

A saying says that a great man can tolerate a lot. But another saying says that a noble man must avenge themselves.

俗话说：人不犯我，我不犯人；但俗话又说：先下手为强，后下手遭殃。

A saying says that one offends others only being offended. But another saying says that he who moves first will get the benefit, while the later one gets nothing.

俗话说：男子汉大丈夫，宁死不屈；但俗话又说：男子汉大丈夫，能屈能伸。

A saying says that a real man prefers dying to giving in. But another saying says that a real man can both be humble and noble.

俗话说：知无不言，言无不尽；但俗话又说：交浅勿言深，沉默是金。

A saying says that if you know something, you must say it; if you are going to say it, you must say all you know about it. But another saying says that you needn’t talk too much of yourself to a common friend. Silence is gold.

俗话说：车到山前必有路；但俗话又说：不撞南墙不回头。

A saying says that anywhere you go, there is a way. But another saying says that one continues his road and never turns back until there is no way to go.

俗话说：条条大路通罗马；但俗话又说：一条道走到黑。

A saying says that every road leads to Rome. But another saying says that one sticks to the road which will not lead him to his destination.

俗话说：人多力量大；但俗话又说：人多嘴杂。

A saying says that more people, more strength. But another saying says that more people, more noises.

俗话说：买卖不成仁义在；但俗话又说：亲兄弟，明算账。

A saying says that we fail to make a deal, but we still have brotherhood. But another saying says that even between brothers, every cent should be clear.

俗话说：一个好汉三个帮；但俗话又说：靠人不如靠己。

A saying says that your success needs the help of others. But another saying says that it is better to depend on ourselves rather than others.

俗话说：人往高处走；但俗话又说：爬得高，摔得重。

A saying says that people always step towards higher place. But another saying says that the higher you climb, the heavier you hurt when you fall down.

俗话说：瘦死的骆驼比马大；但俗话又说：拔了毛的凤凰不如鸡。

A saying says that the poorest people in the upper class are richer than the richest people in the lower class. But another saying says that taken away the wealth, the rich are not superior to the poor.

俗话说：宁可玉碎，不为瓦全；但俗话又说：留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

A saying says that one prefers being a jade that is broke to being a tile that is intact. But another saying says that as long as you have your true strength, it doesn’t matter you have lost anything else.

俗话说：人不可貌相，海水不可斗量；但俗话又说：人靠衣裳马靠鞍。

A saying says that you can’t judge one only by his appearance. But another saying says that a good suit can improve your impression.

俗话说：退一步海阔天空；但俗话又说：狭路相逢勇者胜。

A saying says that it is wise to make one step back. But another saying says that the braver one win the fight.

俗话说：三百六十行，行行出状元；但俗话又说：万般皆下品，惟有读书高。

A saying says that whatever you do, you can succeed. But another saying says that all walks of life are lowly; only the scholar stands high.

俗话说：书到用时方恨少；但俗话又说：百无一用是书生。

A saying says that you regret about the lack of knowledge only when you need it. But another saying says that scholars are useless.

俗话说：金钱不是万能的；但俗话又说：有钱能使鬼推磨。

A saying says that money is not almighty. But another saying says that money can talk.

俗话说：出淤泥而不染；但俗话又说：近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

A saying says that lotus is growing out of silt but is not stained by muddy water. But another saying says that you will be like what the others near you are like.

俗话说：贫贱不能移；但俗话又说：人贫志短，马瘦毛长。

A saying says that being poor and inferior cannot change our principle. But another saying says that poverty reduces people’s aspiration.

俗话说：青出于蓝而胜于蓝；但俗话又说：姜还是老的辣。

A saying says that blue from indigo is deeper than its original color. But another saying says that the older are wiser.

以下是美国朋友翻译的中国谚语，供大家一乐！也可以让我们自己将来避免闹这样的笑话。