not count one’s chickens before they are hatched

【字面理解】不要蛋未孵化先数小鸡

【英文解析】not to be too confident of success until it actually happens

【中文解析】不要过早乐观

【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.她说她一定能在剧中分到一个角色，可是我告诉 她不要高兴得过早，因为其他很多人也想演那个角色。

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，但事未成功之前别乐观得过早。

【注释】出自《伊索寓言?挤牛奶的姑娘》(Aesop’s Fables: The Milkmaid and Her Pail)： 一个农家挤奶姑娘头顶 着一桶牛奶，前往集市。走了一会儿，她开始盘算卖 牛奶后要买的东西：“我要买一身新衣服，好去参加舞 会，年轻的小伙子都会邀请我跳舞。”想到这里，就真 的摇起头来，牛奶桶随之倾倒在地，牛奶都流了出去。 女孩很伤心，两手空空地回到家里，母亲对她说我 的孩子，不要过早地打如意算盘。”亦即：Don’t count your chickens before they are hatchedo 变体：not count your chickens