先下手的英文：
ride before the hounds

ride是什么意思：
n. 骑马，乘坐，乘车
v. 骑；乘车；控制

Riding a horse is not as easy as riding a motor cycle.
骑马不像骑摩托那么容易。

He was riding a dark bay.
他骑着一匹深赤褐色的马。

riding a big bay(mare)
骑着红棕色的大（母）马.

before是什么意思：
prep. 在…之前；优于，先于；当面
conj. 在…之前
adv. 先前，从前

Rain before seven;fine before eleven
雨过天晴

They corned their horses before the journey.
他们在启程前用玉米喂马。

The army was arrayed before the commander.
部队在指挥官前列好阵势。

hounds是什么意思：
n. 猎犬；卑劣的人；探长（《变形金刚》）
v. 追猎；烦扰；激励

She was hounded by the press.
她受到记者的追踪。

The hounds quested about for the fox.
那些猎犬在追寻狐狸的踪迹。

The police are always hounding me.
警方一直在追捕我。