Hitch One's Wagon to a Star──好高騖遠

** to rely on powers higher than one’s own for success（依靠高於自己的力量取得成功）；to pursue grand or lofty goals, often by partnering with someone or something that is already successful or revered（追求宏偉或崇高的目標，通常與已經成功或受人尊敬的某人或某事合作。）

~~ 靠大師協助；找靠山；徒弟跟師父 // 好高騖遠；雄心勃勃；野心勃勃；懷有雄心壯志；懷抱着遠大的理想；志大才疏；痴心妄想；妄想登天；追求力所不及的東西

~~ set high goals // aim high // be nobly or ethically ambitious // have, and act on, a lofty ideal

!! The phrase originated from an 1862 Ralph Waldo Emerson (American philosopher, essayist and poet) essay American Civilization: “Now that is the wisdom of a man, in every instance of his labor, to hitch his wagon to a star, and see his chore done by the gods themselves. ”

（這句話源於一八六二年拉爾夫 · 沃爾多 · 愛默生（美國哲學家、散文家和詩人）的一篇文章《美國文明》：這就是一個人的智慧，在他每一次工作中，將他的馬車拴在一顆星星上，並看到他的雜務是由眾神親自完成的。）

>> Tammy doesn’t know much about stock investment, but she hitched her wagon to a star by following all the steps Jack takes in buying and selling, and she hit riches.

（塔米對股票投資認識甚少，但她靠大師傑克協助，按照他的所有指示及步驟買賣，使她致富。）

>> Peter hitches his wagon to a star; he wants to be the first astronaut in Hong Kong and Macau.

（彼得好高騖遠，他想成為港澳第一個航天員。）

學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師 李啓文 教授