Herding cats 不可能完成的任务

时间：2013-01-24 06:47:24

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Herding¹ cats is an idiomatic² saying that refers to an attempt to control or organize a class of entities³ which are uncontrollable or chaotic⁴. It implies a task that is extremely difficult or impossible to do, primarily due to chaotic factors.

Herding cats是一个习语，指试图去控制或管理一群无法控制或者出于混乱状态的个体。其含义为，这是一项极度困难或者不可能完成的任务，而主要原因就是其中的混乱因素。

For example:

Managing volunteers from fourteen different organizations is like herding cats.

管理来自14个不同组织的志愿者简直像放猫一样，无从下手。

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1 herding
中畜群
参考例句：
The little boy is herding the cattle. 这个小男孩在放牛。 They have been herding cattle on the tableland for generations. 他们世世代代在这高原上放牧。

2 idiomatic
adj.成语的，符合语言习惯的
参考例句：
In our reading we should always be alert for idiomatic expressions.我们在阅读过程中应经常注意惯用法。 In his lecture,he bore down on the importance of idiomatic usage in a language.他在演讲中着重强调了语言中习惯用法的重要性。

3 entities
实体对像；实体，独立存在体，实际存在物( entity的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Our newspaper and our printing business form separate corporate entities. 我们的报纸和印刷业形成相对独立的企业实体。 The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities. 北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

4 chaotic
adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的
参考例句：
Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。 The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。