英語習語諺語成語用法精粹 文學名著類2-38 not count one’s chickens before they are hatched

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【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