突破英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)練習(xí)：關(guān)于學(xué)習(xí)的俚語(yǔ)

Check out these idioms and phrases, which can be used when talking about school and learning.
看看這些習(xí)語(yǔ)和短語(yǔ)，它們可以用來(lái)談?wù)搶W(xué)校和學(xué)習(xí)。

Bite off more than you can chew
好高騖遠(yuǎn)
Meaning: to take on more than you can handle
意思是：承擔(dān)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(dāng)我報(bào)名參加放學(xué)后的課外活動(dòng)時(shí)，我報(bào)得太多了。
 
Blow off steam
發(fā)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(lái)擺脫壓力，在一段時(shí)間的努力之后做一些事情來(lái)放松。
Example: After two weeks of exams Andrew and his friends went camping for the weekend to blow off steam.
經(jīng)過(guò)兩周的考試，安德魯和他的朋友們周末去野營(yíng)消遣。
 
Bookworm
書呆子
Meaning: Someone who reads a lot.
意思是：一個(gè)經(jīng)常閱讀的人。
Example: Everyone knows she’s a real bookworm so she only got books for her birthday.
每個(gè)人都知道她是個(gè)真正的書呆子，所以她過(guò)生日時(shí)只得到了書。
 
Brainstorm
頭腦風(fēng)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(gè)項(xiàng)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(zhǔn)備考試，我不得不熬夜。
 
By heart
熟記
Meaning: from memory
意思是：熟記于心
Example: Jane knows all the idioms by heart.
簡(jiǎn)熟記所有的成語(yǔ)。
 
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(jiàn)山，你對(duì)這個(gè)項(xiàng)目有什么想法？
 
Eager beaver
對(duì)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(duì)學(xué)?；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(gè)對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)充滿熱情的人，從不缺課，總是做作業(yè)。