突破英語口語練習(xí)：關(guān)于學(xué)習(xí)的俚語

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

Bite off more than you can chew
好高騖遠
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)我報名參加放學(xué)后的課外活動時，我報得太多了。
 
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(jīng)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(jīng)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，所以她過生日時只得到了書。
 
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
意思是：熟記于心
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(xué)校或工作充滿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.
她真是個對學(xué)習(xí)充滿熱情的人，從不缺課，總是做作業(yè)。