茶話會第13期:擠牛奶的姑娘
A milkmaid was going to the market. She carried her milk in a pail on her head.
As she went along she began calculating what she would buy after she had sold the milk.
"I'll buy a new dress, and when I go to the ball, all the young men will dance with me!"
As she spoke she tossed her head back. The pail immediately fell off her head, and all the milk was spilt.
The girl went back without anything. She felt very sad. "Ah, my child," said her mother. "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched."
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milkmaid 擠奶女工；在牛奶場工作的女工
pail 桶，提桶
calculate 計算，打算，預測
ball 球，舞會
toss 投擲，搖盪，輾轉
Do not count chickens before they are hatched.
不要高興得太早；不要過早地指望一件事兒；不要過早地打如意算盤
Catch your bear before you sell its skin.
抓到熊再賣皮 寓意是：凡事要按部就班, 不要過於樂觀。
