Brazilian Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa in action in Spain. Photo: Mark Thompson/ Getty Images
今(Jin)日(Ri)短(Duan)语(Yu)
说(Shuo)某(Mou)人(Ren)在(Zai) chasing rainbows, 就(Jiu)是(Shi)说(Shuo)他(Ta)在(Zai)追(Zhui)求(Qiu)不(Bu)现(Xian)实(Shi)的(De)幻(Huan)想(Xiang),(?)有(You)点(Dian)“夸(Kua)父(Fu)追(Zhui)日(Ri)”的(De)意(Yi)思(Si)。(?)
例(Li)句(Ju)
I know you want to become an actor but I think you should stop chasing rainbows and get an office job. Becoming a successful actor is really hard!
Bob had hundreds of plans and wild ideas about how he could become rich, but none of them ever succeeded. He was always chasing rainbows.
请(Qing)注(Zhu)意(Yi)
A wild goose chase 字(Zi)面(Mian)上(Shang)的(De)意(Yi)思(Si)是(Shi)“追(Zhui)逐(Zhu)野(Ye)鹅(E)”,(?)形(Xing)容(Rong)那(Na)种(Zhong)花(Hua)很(Hen)多(Duo)的(De)时(Shi)间(Jian)和(He)精(Jing)力(Li)去(Qu)徒(Tu)劳(Lao)的(De)追(Zhui)求(Qiu)某(Mou)件(Jian)事(Shi)情(Qing),(?)而(?)这(Zhe)样(Yang)的(De)追(Zhui)求(Qiu)不(Bu)是(Shi)没(Mei)有(You)方(Fang)向(Xiang)就(Jiu)是(Shi)方(Fang)向(Xiang)错(Cuo)误(Wu)。(?)
We were told there was an excellent Korean restaurant in town and spent two hours looking for it, but we couldn't find it. We later found out it has closed down. What a wild goose chase!