容易错英语俚语（英语俚语WildGoose）

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容易错英语俚语

Wild goose chase

释义：

Wild /waɪld/: 狂热的，野生的；goose/ɡuːs/：鹅；chase/tʃeɪs/： 追逐，追赶；

字面来看，wild goose chase是野生的鹅的追逐，那实际是什么意思呢？

In English: Pursuing something that seems to be pointless or unattainable.意思就是说：追逐一些无意义或者很难办到的事情；

来源：

It's believed that this phrase's origin is rooted in some type of 16th century horse racing.

传说这个slang的来源与16世纪的赛马比赛有关。a horse race in which the lead rider would be pursued by other riders, which is said to be similar to how geese flying in a formation will follow the one in the lead.

在赛马时，跑在最前面的马会被其他马追赶，这和鹅群追赶跑在最前面的鹅一样。追赶领跑者，很有可能因为追不上而失败，那么就用wild goose chase指代徒劳无益的追求。

举例：

王小二人长得丑，但是一直以来的梦想都是做一个演员，那么他的梦想就很有可能实现不了，那么我们就可以说

His scheme of being a movie star is a wild-goose chase.

他想成为电影明星的计划可以说是希望渺茫。

对话

Lynn：Here's my proposal for selling our new product teenagers.

琳恩：这是我的企划，内容是关于如何把新产品卖给青少年的。

Ben：But it's designed for adults. I'm afraid you've been on a wild goose chase.

本：但那个产品是针对成年人设计的，你可能会白忙一场。

Lynn：Not necessarily. Over 10 percent of our buyers are under 18.

琳恩：不见得，我们的购买者当中超过10%未满18岁。

Ben：Why would they want to use it?

本：他们怎么会想要用这个产品呢？

Lynn：It's probably because a lot of them can't wait to grow up.

琳恩：可能是因为他们等不及想长大吧。

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