漢語由于自身的特點，可以構(gòu)成許多歇后語與雙關(guān)語，這是英語所望塵莫及的。漢語的不少歇后語本身就包含雙關(guān)語，均屬于熟語。由于它們在英語中難于找到對應(yīng)成分，故而翻譯成英文就相當(dāng)困難。
盡管漢語歇后語和雙關(guān)語的英譯如此困難，盡管英、漢兩種語言千差萬別，但是天津翻譯公司可以用完全不同的語言來表達(dá)完全相同的內(nèi)容。我國譯界早有人對此進行了研究，提出了有關(guān)歇后語英譯的種種方法，歸納起來，主要有如下五條：
一、解釋法
雖說翻譯也是一種解釋，但畢競與我們所說的解釋不同：解釋比翻譯的含義廣，更自由，敘述較多，不那么講究對應(yīng)。譬如對“和尚打傘——無法無天”這ー歇后語與雙關(guān)語的翻譯只有通過解釋法才能完成：
"...It is a double pun. A monk has a shaven head, hence no hair. A monk under an umbrella is cut off from the sky, hence no heaven. But fa also means "law"，and tian also means “heaven”in the sense of supreme ruling power. Thus a monk under an umbrella is a man without law or limit — a rebel like Monkey (who accompanied the monk Tripitaka on his legendary journey to India), unbound by established rules, institutions or conventions，whether earthly or divine. ”
二、借助上下文直譯法
這種譯法主要是將一種語言的雙關(guān)語譯成另ー種語言的雙關(guān)語，有作適當(dāng)轉(zhuǎn)換和不作轉(zhuǎn)換兩種譯法，這兩種譯法都得借助上下 文，才能基本做到譯文和原文“形似”與“神似”的統(tǒng)一。例如，錢歌川英譯茅盾的小說《動搖》吋，遇到這樣一段話：
胡太太嘆了口氣，看見胡國光還是ー肚子心事似的踱方步。
“張鐵嘴怎么說的?”胡太太惴惴地問。
“很好，不用瞎擔(dān)心了。我還有委員的福分呢！”
“么事的桂圓！”
“是委員！從前興的是大人老爺，現(xiàn)在興委員了！你還不明白？”
這里出現(xiàn)了 “委員”與“桂圓”的諧音。錢歌川也感到棘手，苦思良久，オ巧妙地譯出下文：
Madame Hu gave a sigh and watched her husband anxiously pacing about as before.
“What did Chang Tieh-tsui say?” she asked timidly.
“He gave me very good news. We need not look for trouble, I have the possibility of being a member of a Commmee!"
"What's a common tea?" asked the wife, who only vaguely caught the sound.
“A committee! Lords and esquires are out of date, and the prevailing nomination is to a Committee. Don't you still understand?”
這里，錢先生把漢語中“委員”與“桂圓”的諧音變成了英語中Committee 與 Common tea 的諧音， 自然貼切，又無斧鑿之痕，達(dá)到了 “情與貌，略相似”。