Chasing your tail 瞎忙活
The tail of a southern right whale, off the coast of South Africa
今日小常識(shí)
A southern right whale's head measures one third of its total length. It is easy to identify, as the enormous head is covered in white-coloured outgrowths of tough skin. They are only found in the oceans of the southern hemisphere.
一條南露脊鯨的頭部長(zhǎng)為其整個(gè)身體的三分之一。這類鯨魚非常容易識(shí)別，因?yàn)榫薮蟮念^部被一堆白色的硬糙皮覆蓋。人們只能在南半球的海洋里看到南露脊鯨。
今日短語(yǔ)
短語(yǔ) chasing your tail 的意思就是從早到晚忙個(gè)不停，但沒(méi)有太多收獲，就是我們常說(shuō)的瞎忙活或無(wú)謂瞎忙。
例句
I've been chasing my tail all day, but I haven't got anything done! What a waste of a day!
Organising a meeting for next week has been impossible. I've been chasing my tail trying to sort out a date, venue and agenda... I'll try again tomorrow!
類似表達(dá)
短語(yǔ) to run around like a headless chicken 的意思是投入大量精力去做很多事情，但是沒(méi)有任何真正的收益，如漢語(yǔ)里常說(shuō)的“像無(wú)頭蒼蠅到處亂撞”。
I've been running around like a headless chicken all day trying to get ready for my holiday, but it's already 7.30pm and I've still got loads to do!
