Beautiful is better than ugly.
优美总比丑陋好
Explicit is better than implicit.
直率总比含蓄好
Simple is better than complex.
简单总比复杂好
Complex is better than complicated.
复杂总比难懂好
Flat is better than nested.
平层总比嵌套好
Sparse is better than dense.
稀疏总比稠密好
Readability counts.
强调可读性
Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.
特殊的case 不足以特殊到去破坏规则
Although practicality beats purity.
虽然实用性击败了简洁
Errors should never pass silently.
但错误不应该悄悄地过去
Unless explicitly silenced.
除非太过于安静
In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
不确定面前， 我们应该拒绝妄加猜测的诱惑
There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.
应该有一种， 最好是一种， 明显的方式去做
Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.
起初这样做可能不太明显，除非你是荷兰人
Now is better than never.
现在做总比不做好
Although never is often better than *right* now.
不做总比仓猝好
If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
如果这样做很难解释， 它不是好想法
If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
如果这样做很容易解释， 它可能是个好主意
Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!
命名空间是个一直以来的好想法，让我们投入更多
彼人浊译， 如有不妥之处，欢迎更正 12:49:23