時差N小時:押錯寶

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，給他們認為可以獲勝的馬投注然后贏錢，是每一個賭徒的目標。有時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，在其它時候，以前表現(xiàn)并不出眾的馬會突然發(fā)揮良好，并擊敗其它所有的賽馬。你押的寶對與不對，只有在賽馬沖過終點時才能知道。

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.

這個源于賽馬界的成語已被我們在日常生活中大量使用。如果有人對某一個人或一個組織給予大力支持或信任有加，但是如果這個人或這一組織行為不法或者背叛了這種信任，我們就說，這個人“押錯寶”了。這個成語表示，一個人由于自己的判斷錯誤，結(jié)果使自己蒙受了損失。

習語：

1. bet on the wrong horse“押錯寶”的意思

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

當布萊克先生在會上表態(tài)時,我才意識到我看錯了人了。

2. to flog a dead horse 是指“白費力氣”的意思。

Don't try to flog a dead horse.

別白費唇舌了。

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.

男孩們胡鬧個不停,他們的媽媽不得不對他們大吼。