'To fall at the first hurdle' means to fail near the beginning of something.

To fall at the first hurdle这个短语的意思是在刚开始时就失败了。

I'm sorry to say Feifei but I think you're going to fall at the first hurdle.

菲菲，我为刚才的话道歉，不过我认为你会倒在第一关。

His dream of marrying Julie fell at the first hurdle when he discovered she was already married.

当他发现朱莉已经结婚时，他和朱莉结婚的梦想在开始时就失败了。

It's tempting to skip to the advanced lesson but if you don't know the basics, you'll fall at the first hurdle.

直接跳到高级课程确实很吸引人，但是如果你不掌握基础，那么你一开始就会马失前蹄。

Plans to construct a new motorway will fall at the first hurdle if they can't buy the farmland to build it on.

如果他们买不到建设工程要占用的农田，那建设高速公路的计划一开始就会失败。

Scientists and science as an enterprise can fall at the first hurdle if it rushes in knowing that it's the experts that know best.

如果急于知道专家最了解，那么作为企业的科学家和科学可能会在第一道障碍中倒下。