They begin to feel that the field is an unattainable goal, and the only thing that might help their game is to read and study some more.

他们刚开始感觉到这是个不可能完成的任务，觉得只能通过阅读和继续学习来了解这个任务。

It's an unattainable and ultimately ridiculous goal.

那种目标难以实现，最终也会变得很可笑。