時(shí)差N小時(shí):押錯(cuò)寶

In the world of horse racing, the goal of everygambler is to gain a lot of money by betting on theright horse to win. Sometimes a horse is known as apast winner, and that makes it seem like the righthorse to bet money on. At other times, a horse thathas not done so well in the past will suddenly runwell and beat all the others. In the end, only theresults at the finish line determine if you have beton the right horse or the wrong horse.

在賽馬界里，給他們認(rèn)為可以獲勝的馬投注然后贏錢，是每一個(gè)賭徒的目標(biāo)。有時(shí)侯某匹馬是以前的冠軍馬匹，這使它看起來是值得投注的馬。但是，在其它時(shí)候，以前表現(xiàn)并不出眾的馬會(huì)突然發(fā)揮良好，并擊敗其它所有的賽馬。你押的寶對(duì)與不對(duì)，只有在賽馬沖過終點(diǎn)時(shí)才能知道。

From this origin, we have adopted this idiom into everyday use. If someone has trusted orsupported a person or group that later does badly, or who betrays that trust, we say that they"bet on the wrong horse." This idiom indicates that a person has exercised poor judgment, andas a result, has suffered some loss.

這個(gè)源于賽馬界的成語已被我們?cè)谌粘Ｉ钪写罅渴褂?。如果有人?duì)某一個(gè)人或一個(gè)組織給予大力支持或信任有加，但是如果這個(gè)人或這一組織行為不法或者背叛了這種信任，我們就說，這個(gè)人“押錯(cuò)寶”了。這個(gè)成語表示，一個(gè)人由于自己的判斷錯(cuò)誤，結(jié)果使自己蒙受了損失。

習(xí)語：

1. bet on the wrong horse“押錯(cuò)寶”的意思

Only when Mr. Black made a speech at the meetingdid I realize I had bet on the wrong horse.

當(dāng)布萊克先生在會(huì)上表態(tài)時(shí),我才意識(shí)到我看錯(cuò)了人了。

2. to flog a dead horse 是指“白費(fèi)力氣”的意思。

Don't try to flog a dead horse.

別白費(fèi)唇舌了。

3. to horse around 是指“胡鬧”的意思。

The boy will not stop horse around, so their mom have to shout at them.

男孩們胡鬧個(gè)不停,他們的媽媽不得不對(duì)他們大吼。