That would be putting the cart before the horse.

如果你这样做的话就本末倒置啦！

After all, putting the cart before the horse can kill a good thing.

本末倒置会弄砸一件好事情。

You are a bad coachman, for you are putting the cart before the horse.

你是个笨拙的车把势，把车子放到马的前面了。

If you do this in your own way, you may be putting the cart before the horse.

假如你照你的方法去做，你也许是本末倒置。

In his view, people spend far too much time putting the cart before the horse.

在他来看，人们老是本末倒置。

Buying furniture before having a house is really putting the cart before the horse.

没有房子先置家具真是本末倒置。

Thinking about marriage without having a boyfriend is putting the cart before the horse.

连男朋友还没有就想结婚的事儿纯粹本末倒置。

Deciding what to wear before you've even been invited to the party is rather putting the cart before the horse, isn't it?

还没被邀请参加聚会就开始盘算穿什么衣服出席，这难道不是本末倒置吗？

Debra Ronca, a contributor to the How Stuff Works website, argues that some parents might be putting the cart before the horse in blaming close-up TV watching for their child's vision issues.

员工怎样工作网站供稿人黛布拉·荣卡提出说，在归咎近距离看电视与保护孩子视力之间，父母处于一个很尴尬的境地。