Harry wondered if Potts had deliberately sent him on a wild goose chase.

哈里怀疑波茨故意派他出去瞎找一番。

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It looks like this is nothing but a wild goose chase.

追野鹅？我们找路还来不及呢，哪还有时间去追野鹅？

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

她想成为电影明星的计划可以说是希望渺茫。

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Orlando is still after Angelica, but with Alcina's help, he's sent off on a wild goose chase.

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For half an hour, Rousselot walked around in the vicinity, wondering if the woman who lived with Morini had sent him on a wild goose chase, until eventually he began to feel tired and headed for the port.

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Richter's diary recounts how Elgar told him that there was no thematic link to the variations, but that since they were finished on April 1st, Elgar had resolved to start a wild goose chase by pretending that there was.

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