Welcome to English in a Minute.

欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目L5,oVzrRh4j。

This is a goose.

这是一只鹅Ol#U#0%[,=20~^;)Sp1j。

Wild goose chase

劳而无功的事

Oh, boy! Why are Anna and Jonathan chasing waterfowl?

哦，天啊！为什么安娜和乔纳森在追一只水鸟？

Hey, how was your weekend?

嘿，周末过得怎么样？

Well, I spent it with my friends who are trying to find the perfect spot for their wedding.

我和我的朋友们在一起，他们想找一个办婚礼的最佳地点,H6y(XP_|IGirg。

That sounds...fun. Or maybe not?

这听起来……挺有趣B1+z|-IWZG。也许并非如此？

It was a wild goose chase. He wants a big place.

这其实就是在白费功夫y^MRgKfl.4.O|=dD。男方想要大一点的场地FUg;U0xR5|t。

She wants a small place. He wants city. She wants country.

女方想要小一点的C=ioH[E96~80ZW7V[J。男方想选城市wj7t-g~LlW=6e]oCze|。女方想选乡村kWPtCszdj,4Pi0,。

So did they find a place? No...in fact, they decided to wait.

那他们最后定下来了吗？没有……事实上他们打算再等等看qYYLBTQPK=8。

A “wild goose chase” is a search for the impossible.

“Wild goose chase”是指寻找不可能的东西05It!eXjGc。

This expression comes from Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet”.

这个表达源自莎士比亚的戏剧《罗密欧与朱丽叶》~bAvtKtG[9kBJ+。

Back then, it described a kind of horse race.

当时，这句话描述的是一种赛马形式eE4mEcr4G9h。

But these days, it just means a hopeless and frustrating search.

但现在，它只是表示没有希望且令人沮丧的寻找rYwYEHe[]Yjx。

And that’s English in a Minute.

以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目