茶话会第13期:挤牛奶的姑娘

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 挤奶女工；在牛奶场工作的女工
pail 桶，提桶
calculate 计算，打算，预测
ball 球，舞会
toss 投掷，摇荡，辗转

Do not count chickens before they are hatched.
不要高兴得太早；不要过早地指望一件事儿；不要过早地打如意算盘

Catch your bear before you sell its skin.
抓到熊再卖皮 寓意是：凡事要按部就班, 不要过于乐观。