大家好，今天我們分享的表達是——wild goose chase, 它的含義不是指「追野鴨」，它真正的含義是：
wild goose chase 白費力氣的搜尋；徒勞之舉
After two hours spent wandering in the snow, I realized we were on a wild goose chase.
在雪中轉了兩小時之後，我意識到我們是在白費力氣。
I've been on a wild goose chase trying to find a bag of Dan's favorite potato chips.
我一直在白費力氣搜尋一包Dan的最愛的薯片。
Those jerks sent me on a wild goose chase to find a copy of a book that hasn't been released yet!
那些混蛋們在試圖找到一本還沒有發行的書的複印版，簡直就是在徒勞。
I wasted all afternoon on a wild goose chase.
我浪費了一個下午在做無意義的事情。
John was angry because he was sent out on a wild goose chase.
John非常生氣因為他被派出去做徒勞的事情。