【42】宁当鸡头，不当凤尾。
——成语 张宗法《三农纪》（清刻本）卷一

投票：外方评委 5人投票 ★ ，中方评委 3人投票 ●

1．Better be the head of a rooster than the tail of a phoenix．

（刘雪芹译） ★●●●

2．Better be somebody in a town than nobody in Rome．

（王成杰译） ★★●

3．Better be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond．

（王绍昌译） ★●●

4．I'd rather be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in the big ocean．

（王昌玲译） ★●

5．I'd rather be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a sea．

（吴春晓译） ★●

6．Better be the head of a cock than the tail of a phoenix．

（马建军译） ●●

7．Better head of a rooster than tail of a phoenix．

（石爱伟译） ★

8．Being successful in a lowly situation is better than being looked down in a high role．

（陶家乐译） ★

9．Always be outstanding．

（曹小菁译） ★

10．Better be a rooster head than a phoenix tail．

（叶如钢译） ●

11．Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion．

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