英語習(xí)語諺語成語用法精粹 文學(xué)名著類2-38 not count one’s chickens before they are hatched
not count one’s chickens before they are hatched
【字面理解】不要蛋未孵化先數(shù)小雞
【英文解析】not to be too confident of success until it actually happens
【中文解析】不要過早樂觀
【典型例句】 She said she was certain to be offered a part in the play, but I told her not to count her chickens before they’re hatched, as a lot of other people wanted the same part.她說她一定能在劇中分到一個角色，可是我告訴 她不要高興得過早，因為其他很多人也想演那個角色。
You are very likely to get promotion, but don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.你很有可能得到 提升，但事未成功之前別樂觀得過早。
【注釋】出自《伊索寓言?擠牛奶的姑娘》(Aesop’s Fables: The Milkmaid and Her Pail)： 一個農(nóng)家擠奶姑娘頭頂 著一桶牛奶，前往集市。走了一會兒，她開始盤算賣 牛奶后要買的東西：“我要買一身新衣服，好去參加舞 會，年輕的小伙子都會邀請我跳舞。”想到這里，就真 的搖起頭來，牛奶桶隨之傾倒在地，牛奶都流了出去。 女孩很傷心，兩手空空地回到家里，母親對她說我 的孩子，不要過早地打如意算盤。”亦即：Don’t count your chickens before they are hatchedo 變體：not count your chickens
