Don't refuse to go on an occasional wild goose chase -- that's what wild geese are for.
📚 名句词汇解析
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v. 拒绝;回绝;推却;
n. 废弃物;垃圾;
💡 re回+fuse流，泻→向回流→拒绝
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒绝这样一个慷慨的提议未免失礼。
近义：reject, snub, spurn, waive, decline, deny
反义：indulge, assent, nod, accede, acquiesce, comply
adj. 偶尔的，不经常的;特殊场合的;临时的;
"He works for us on an occasional basis."
他在我们这里做临时工。
近义：inadvertent, incidental, isolated, random, sometime, sporadic
反义：predictable
adj. 野生的;野蛮的;狂热的;荒凉的;
n. 荒野;未开化的地方;偏远地区;人烟稀少的地区;
adv. 疯狂地;胡乱地;
💡 与温和的(mild)相反(m-w)即 野蛮的
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
过去的那位摇滚狂人已经改变形象，成了一位体面的爱家的男人。
近义：backland, steppe, thicket, bushes, chaparral, nonsensical
反义：heedful, judicious, leery, levelheaded, moderate, precautious
n. 鹅;鹅肉;雌鹅;傻瓜;
v. 拧或掐屁股;忽然加满油； 催促;
💡 故事（谐音）: 鹅的“故事
"An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism."
犯罪率的上升可能会扼杀旅游业这只产金蛋的鹅。
近义：gander
vt. 追捕;追求;追寻;镂刻;
n. 追捕;打猎;猎物（指鸟兽等）;槽;
vi. 追逐，追赶;追寻;追求（常与after连用）;[口语] 奔跑;
💡 吹死(谐音): 追求女孩子就是要能吹 脸上搽(cha)得五颜六色(se)让人 追
"a high-speed car chase"
高速汽车追逐
近义：pursue, chevy, chivvy, chivy, follow, hunt