美國(guó)人這么說(shuō)06

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Lisa: Why do you look so tired?
    Linda: I pulled an all-night studying for my statistics test. I’m thinking about dropping the course.
    Lisa: How come?
    Linda: it’s too hard for me. Even though I hit the books every night, I couldn’t solve any problem. Last time when my teacher gave us a pop quiz, my mind went totally blank. I bombed.
    Lisa: I know how you feel. But I think you shouldn’t give up just because it’s hard. You should stick with it and I’m sure you will find you’ve learned a lot by the time it is over.
    Linda: I’ll try to hang in there for one more week.
    Pull an all-night 熬夜
    Even though John pulled an all-night last night, he didn’t pass the exam.
    Pulling an all-night is sometimes necessary, but it absolutely not a good way to work or study.
    Drop the course 退選課程
    He started to study Latin, but then dropped it in favor of German.
    He dropped the course simply because of his inability to follow it.
    Hit the books 看書(shū)學(xué)習(xí)
    Jack broke away from his friends, saying, “I’ve got to hit the books.”
    The students started to hit the books a few days before the final examination.
    Pop quiz 小測(cè)驗(yàn)
    What do you say if I take Professor Brown’s course?
    Well, you have to study harder because he often sets pop quizzes.
    The students who study hard like pop quizzes.
    Mind goes blank 腦子一片空白
    My mind went blank when the bell rang for the test.
    I can’t remember anything. My mind was a blank at that moment.
    Bomb 徹底失敗,得零分
    He is a successful speaker, but last time he bombed.
    他的演講很精彩,但是上他失敗了
    Stick with it 持續(xù)
    Fred struck with his homework until it was done.
    Practicing is tiresome, but stick with it and you will be a good pianist.
    Hang in there 堅(jiān)持,別放棄
    Hang in there, bubby, the worst is yet to come.
    Whatever you do, hang in there, and then you will succeed.