英译汉常见错误 | count one's chickens (before they are hatched)

［例句］　George counts his chickens before they are hatched.
［误译］　乔治在他的小鸡孵出之前就已统计好小鸡的数目。
［原意］　乔治打如意算盘。
［说明］　count one's chickens (before they are hatched)是谚语，意为“打如意算盘”、“把理想当作现实”、“盲目乐观”（小鸡未孵出来就把蛋数算作小鸡的数目显然是一种盲目的乐观）。before they are hatched也可省略。