hit the books難道是“打書”？

 快隨傳實翻譯小編一起來看看這些習語和短語，它們可以用來談論學校和學習喲。

 

Bite off more than you can chew

好高騖遠

 

Meaning: to do something to get rid of stress, to do something to relax after a period of hard work

意思是：承擔超出你所能承受的

 

Example: I bit off more than I could chew when I signed up for the extracurricular activities after school.

當我在放學后報名參加課外活動時，我吃得太多了。

Blow off steam

發泄情緒

 

Meaning: to do something to get rid of stress, to do something to relax after a period of hard work

意思是：做一些事情來擺脫壓力，在一段時間的努力之后做一些事情來放松。

 

Example: After two weeks of exams Andrew and his friends went camping for the weekend to blow off steam.

經過兩周的考試，安德魯和他的朋友們周末去野營消遣。

Bookworm

書呆子

 

Meaning: Someone who reads a lot.

意思是：一個經常閱讀的人。

 

Example: Everyone knows she’s a real bookworm so she only got books for her birthday.

每個人都知道她是個真正的書呆子，所以她只有生日的書。

 

Brainstorm

頭腦風暴

 

Meaning: to think of new ideas

意義：思考新的想法

 

Example: Annie didn’t have a clue how to get started with the project so she decided to brainstorm with her group.

安妮不知道如何開始這個項目，所以她決定和她的小組一起集思廣益。

Burn the midnight oil

熬夜

 

Meaning: to work or read late into the night

意思是：工作或閱讀到深夜

 

Example: I had to burn the midnight oil to get ready for the test.

為了準備考試，我不得不熬夜。

 

By heart

熟記

 

Meaning: from memory

意思：從記憶中

 

Example: Jane knows all the idioms by heart.

簡熟記所有的成語。

 

Cut to the chase

直入主題

 

Meaning: get straight to the point

意思是：直奔主題

 

Example: Cut to the chase – what’s your idea for the project?

例句：開門見山-你對這個項目有什么想法？

 

Eager beaver

對工作極有熱忱的人

 

Meaning: someone who is enthusiastic about school or work and works very hard

意思是：對學?；蚬ぷ鞒錆M熱情并努力工作的人

 

Example: She’s such an eager beaver, she never missed a lesson and always does her homework.

她真是個熱心的人，從不缺課，總是做作業。

 

Hit the books

開始學習

 

Meaning: to study

意義：學習

 

Example: I can’t go out this weekend, I have to hit the books because an exam is coming up.

這個周末我不能出去，因為考試就要來了，我不得不看書。

 

Piece of cake

小菜一碟

 

Meaning: something easy

意思是：簡單的事情

 

Example: This test was a piece of cake, I didn’t have to study so much!

這次考試是小菜一碟，我用不著學那么多！

 

Pitch in

努力投入

 

Meaning: contribute, help out

意思：貢獻，幫助

 

Example: Although Mary was in our group she didn’t pitch in with the project.

雖然瑪麗在我們組，但她沒有參與這個項目。

Ring a bell

聽起來熟悉

 

Meaning: sound familiar

意思：聽起來很熟悉

 

Example: Ben didn’t cover all the material for the exam, most questions didn’t ring a bell for him.

本沒有涵蓋考試的所有材料，大多數問題都沒有給他敲響警鐘。

 

Skip class

逃課

 

Meaning: not go to class

意思是：不去上課

 

Example: Lee had to go to the doctor’s this morning so he skipped class.

李今天早上不得不去看醫生，所以他逃課了。

Teacher’s pet

寵兒

 

Meaning: a student who is favored by the teacher

意思是：受老師寵愛的學生

 

Example: Nobody likes a teacher’s pet.

沒有人喜歡老師的寵物。

 

To be under the weather

身體不舒服

 

Meaning: to fill ill

含義：生病

 

Example: I’m under the weather, I think I’ll skip class.

我不舒服，我想我要逃課了。

 

With flying colours

出色完成

 

Meaning: with distinction, successfully

意義：與眾不同，成功

 

Example: I passed my final exam with flying colours.

我以優異的成績通過了期末考試。

 

 

（來源：滬江英語）