中文歇后语怎么翻译成英文，比方说猪八戒戴耳环：自以为美，怎么翻译成英文的，请各位大虾给个答案！

猪八戒戴耳环：自以为美
Zhu Bajie wears the earring--pleased with himself.

the ugly person who wear earings consider himself to be beautiful

词典中翻译歇后语都是先译字面意思，再译寓意，但是散文、随笔之类有上下文的翻译有时就不一定译出。