c# – 使用Task.wait()应用程序挂起并永不返回

我是C#的新手并使用Task.我试图运行这个应用程序但我的应用程序每次都挂起.当我添加task.wait()时,它会一直等待,永远不会返回.任何帮助深表感谢.
编辑：
我想异步调用DownloadString.当我按照“Austin Salonen”的建议执行task.Start()时,我没有获取位置的地址,而是从returnVal获取位置字符串中的默认值.这意味着在任务完成之前,位置得到了值.如何确保在任务完成后只有位置被指定returnVal.

public class ReverseGeoCoding
        {
                static string baseUri = "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?latlng={0},{1}&sensor=false";
                string location = "default";
                static string returnVal = "defaultRet";
                string latitude = "51.962146";
                string longitude = "7.602304";
                public string getLocation()
                {
                    Task task = new Task(() => RetrieveFormatedAddress(latitude,longitude));  
                //var result = Task.Factory.StartNew(RetrieveFormatedAddress("51.962146","7.602304"));
                    task.Wait();
                    //RetrieveFormatedAddress("51.962146","7.602304");
                    location = returnVal;
                    return location;
                }
                public static void RetrieveFormatedAddress(string lat,string lng)
                {
                    string requestUri = string.Format(baseUri,lat,lng);

                    using (WebClient wc = new WebClient())
                    {
                        wc.DownloadStringCompleted += new DownloadStringCompletedEventHandler(wc_DownloadStringCompleted);
                        wc.DownloadStringAsync(new Uri(requestUri));
                    }
                }

                static void wc_DownloadStringCompleted(object sender,DownloadStringCompletedEventArgs e)
                {
                    var xmlElm = XElement.Parse(e.Result);

                    var status = (from elm in xmlElm.Descendants()
                                  where elm.Name == "status"
                                  select elm).FirstOrDefault();
                    if (status.Value.ToLower() == "ok")
                    {
                        var res = (from elm in xmlElm.Descendants()
                                   where elm.Name == "formatted_address"
                                   select elm).FirstOrDefault();
                        //Console.WriteLine(res.Value);
                        returnVal = res.Value;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        returnVal = "No Address Found";
                        //Console.WriteLine("No Address Found");
                    }
                }
            }

var location = RetrieveFormatedAddress(51.962146,7.602304);

string RetrieveFormatedAddress(double lat,double lon)
{
    using (WebClient client = new WebClient())
    {
        string xml = client.DownloadString(String.Format(baseUri,lon));
        return ParseXml(xml);
    }
}

private static string ParseXml(string xml)
{
    var result = XDocument.Parse(xml)
                .Descendants("formatted_address")
                .FirstOrDefault();
    if (result != null)
        return result.Value;
    else
        return "No Address Found";
}

var location = await RetrieveFormatedAddressAsync(51.962146,7.602304);

async Task<string> RetrieveFormatedAddressAsync(double lat,double lon)
{
    using(HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
    {
        string xml =  await client.GetStringAsync(String.Format(baseUri,lon));
        return ParseXml(xml);
    }
}