Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

　　不要高兴得太早。

　　Don't count your chickens before they hatch 可以理解为：“在鸡蛋还未孵化的时候，不要计算有多少只鸡。因为鸡蛋一天未孵化，也就不知道能不能孵化出小鸡来，只有小鸡孵出来之后才算数。”所以这个习语也就是说：“不要太早下定论，不要高兴得太早”。因此，当美国人说"Don't count your chickens before they hatch."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"Don't jump to conclusions too early."、"Don't draw a hasty conclusion."。

　　情景对白：

　　Jane: I'm so tired of the current work and I want to quit. I can find a better job with my career experience.

　　简：我厌倦这份工作想辞职了。凭我的工作经验，一定能找到一份更好的。

　　Shirley: Don't count your chickens before they hatch. You know how fierce the competitive pressure is. It's difficult to find a perfect job.

　　雪莉：不要高兴得太早，你也知道现在竞争压力有多大，很难找到一份称心如意的工作。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①They say they will employ me immediately once I quit.

　　他们说一旦我辞了现在的工作，他们就立即雇用我。

　　②That company promised to offer me 19 month's salary a year.

　　那家公司承诺每年给我发19个月的工资。

　　③It is just a piece of cake for me to do such work.

　　这样的工作对我来说简直小菜一碟。

　　④If I were in his company, I could give full play to my talents.

　　如果在他的公司上班，我就能大展身手了。

　　单词：

　　hatch vi. 孵化

　　The eggs hatch after a week or ten days.

　　蛋在1周或10天后孵化。

　　During these periods the birds will lie on the cage floor as if trying to lay or hatch eggs.

　　这些时期，鸟儿会趴在笼底，好像在下蛋或孵蛋。

　　Seeing the eggs hatch out for the first time is a moment that I will never forget.

　　第一次看到蛋孵化的那一刻令我永世难忘。