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(shū)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(shū)呆子，所以她過(guò)生日時(shí)只得到了書(shū)。

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(kāi)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(kāi)門(mén)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)。

（來(lái)源：滬江英語(yǔ)  編輯：yaning）