交谈中听到Put the cart before the horse可不是表达把马车放到马的前面的意思啦

“Put the cart before the horse” 可不是 “把马车放到马的前面” 的意思！不少小伙伴看到 “Put the cart before the horse” 容易逐字翻译，“cart” 是运货马车，“horse” 是马，字面直译就是马车置于马匹前方，画面看着完全违背常理！但实际上它是什么意思呢？先来听一下它的英文解释：The expression " to put the cart before the horse" would mean to do things in the opposite, incorrect way.“to put the cart before the horse”这个表达意味着以相反的、错误的方式做事。如果评价某人 put the cart before the horse，就是批评对方逻辑次序混乱，轻重分不清，步骤完全搞反，根基没打好就急着收尾、急于求成。这个短语源自农耕运输常识：正常必须马拉车，车在前根本无法行进；古人用这个违背常识的画面比喻行事逻辑错乱，从古沿用至今，书面口语都通用，带轻微批评、规劝语气。适用于学习、创业、装修、恋爱、工作规划、备考等所有讲究先后步骤的场景。“Put the cart before the horse” 翻译成中文可以是：本末倒置、颠倒主次、顺序搞反、轻重不分。例句：Don’t put the cart before the horse; finish your degree first then look for high-paying jobs.别颠倒主次，先读完学历再去找高薪工作。You’re buying furniture before finding an apartment—you’re putting the cart before the horse.房子还没找好就先买家具，你这完全本末倒置了。原声再现：You know what else they say? Don't put the cart before the horse. This is gonna be a long few days.你知道他们还说什么吗？不要本末倒置。这将是漫长的几天。You, of course, cannot put the cart before the horse,because the horse can't pull the cart if it's in front of him.当然， 你不能本末倒置，因为如果马在车前， 它就无法拉动车子。29期爱趣英文开启限额招募，跟着卡卡老师彻底摆脱懒癌，全面系统提升！公众号：卡卡课堂 卡卡老师微信：kakayingyu002