тешить себя иллюзиями(His paintings have neither style nor imagination, but he insists on being a professional painter. He’s always chasing rainbows. VLZ_58)
далёкая ближе к стратегической цель(From "The Times":"My son has a class of 19. He has two fantastic teachers, kind, encouraging and focused at all times on the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow". Leshek)