Barking up the wrong tree 搞错方向了

【世博笔记】

Dogs bark.
犬吠,狗叫。

Cocks crow and dogs bark.
鸡鸣犬吠。

get a raise from his supervisor
从主管那里获得加薪

Supervisor 主管 Manager 经理

Only the manager can give him a raise.
只有经理才能给他加薪。

So, Sam is barking up the wrong tree.

raccoon 浣熊

escape up the tree 逃到树上

从这里也可以懂得为什么是bark up the tree了。