Definition
This idiom is used to caution against being overly optimistic or making plans based on uncertain future events. It advises against counting on success before it is assured.
不要過早樂觀
They haven't signed the contract yet, so don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
他們還沒簽合約，所以別高興得太早。
She's signed up for the competition, but hasn't started training, so don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
她已經報名參加比賽，但還沒開始訓練，所以別高興得太早。
Before we get the research results, let's not count our chickens before they're hatched by assuming our hypothesis is correct.
在我們得到研究結果之前，別過早假設我們的假設是正確的。