Check out these idioms and phrases, which can be used when talking about school and learning.

　　看看这些习语和短语，它们可以用来谈论学校和学习。

　　1. Bite off more than you can chew

　　好高骛远

　　Meaning: to take on more than you can handle

　　意思是：承担超出你所能承受的

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

　　当我在放学后报名参加课外活动时，我吃得太多了。

　　2. Blow off steam

　　发泄情绪

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

　　意思是：做一些事情来摆脱压力，在一段时间的努力之后做一些事情来放松。

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

　　经过两周的考试，安德鲁和他的朋友们周末去野营消遣。

　　3. Bookworm

　　书呆子

　　Meaning: Someone who reads a lot.

　　意思是：一个经常阅读的人。

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

　　每个人都知道她是个真正的书呆子，所以她只有生日的书。

　　4. Brainstorm

　　头脑风暴

　　Meaning: to think of new ideas

　　意义：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.

　　安妮不知道如何开始这个项目，所以她决定和她的小组一起集思广益。

　　5. Burn the midnight oil

　　熬夜

　　Meaning: to work or read late into the night

　　意思是：工作或阅读到深夜

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

　　为了准备考试，我不得不熬夜。

　　6. By heart

　　熟记

　　Meaning: from memory

　　意思：从记忆中

　　Example: Jane knows all the idioms by heart.

　　简熟记所有的成语。

　　7. Cut to the chase

　　直入主题

　　Meaning: get straight to the point

　　意思是：直奔主题

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

　　例句：开门见山-你对这个项目有什么想法?

　　8. Eager beaver

　　对工作极有热忱的人

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

　　意思是：对学校或工作充满热情并努力工作的人

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

　　她真是个热心的人，从不缺课，总是做作业。

　　9. Hit the books

　　开始学习

　　Meaning: to study

　　意义：学习

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

　　这个周末我不能出去，因为考试就要来了，我不得不看书。