42條容易讓人迷惑的習語（三）
25. CRACK A BOOK
25. 打開課本學習
To open a book to study (usually used in a negative sense).
打開課本學習（通常是不情願的）。
I kept telling my mum I didn’t need to study too hard for this exam because it’s easy, she wouldn’t listen to me though. She insisted I crack a book every evening!
雖然我反覆地跟母親講這次考試十分簡單，無須準備，但她根本不聽。堅持要求我徹夜溫習課本。
26. CRANK OUT A PAPER
26.機械地寫論文
To write a paper or essay in a mechanical way.
機械地創作論文或文章。
I had to crank out a new paper every week to pass this course. It was really hard work!
爲了通過這門考試，我不得不每週想辦法寫出一篇論文。真是太累了！
27. FILL IN THE BLANKS
27.填空
To supply missing words or information (this can be used in conversation or writing).
補上缺少的單詞或信息（一般出現在對話或寫作）。
I wasn’t here when the argument happened, so John filled in the blanks for me.
發生爭執的時候我不在場，約翰可以告訴我究竟怎麼回事。
28. LEARN BY ROTE
28.死記硬背
To learn something by memorizing it without giving any thought to what is being learnt.
不加思考地記憶某項內容。
They had to learn the lyrics to two new songs by rote just before the show.
演出前，他們必須背下兩首新歌的歌詞。
29. LEARN THE ROPES
29.摸清門道
To learn how to do a job properly or how things work.
熟悉工作內情或操作原理。
It took me a while to learn the ropes in this law firm, some of their procedures are so complicated.
我花了一段時間才摸清這個律師事務所的工作流程，一些程序實在太繁瑣了。
30. LEARN ONE’S LESSON
30.汲取教訓
To suffer a bad experience and know not to do it again.
從糟糕的經歷中汲取教訓，以免重蹈覆轍。
I thought I was being funny by mocking Peter in front of everyone, but the way he reacted was so horrible. I’ve definitely learnt my lesson to not make a joke at someone else’s expense!
我在衆人面前嘲笑彼特的樣子一定很滑稽，但是他的反應也太可怕了。我想我再也不會以讓人付出代價的方式開玩笑了。
31. TEACH SOMEONE A LESSON
31.給某人一個教訓
To do something to someone in order to punish them for something they’ve done.
做某事懲罰某人。
The boys next door wouldn’t stop playing pranks on the poor elderly couple across the road, so I played a prank on them to teach them a lesson!
隔壁的男孩一直捉弄那對過路的老夫婦，因此我好好教訓了他們一頓！
32. PASS WITH FLYING COLOURS
32.考出好成績
To pass (a test) easily with a high score.
輕鬆通過考試並取得好成績。
I have some exciting news: I passed my driving test with flying colors!
有條激動人心的好消息：我以優異的成績通過了駕照考試！
33. SCHOOLBOY ERROR
33.低級錯誤
A very basic or foolish mistake.
低級或愚蠢的錯誤。
He made a schoolboy error when he passed some of the responsibilities to Jonah, who took all the credit for everything they’d done.
他犯了一個低級錯誤，竟然將責任推給約拿。而約拿將一切視爲理所當然。
34. A QUICK LEARNER
34.學得快
Someone who is able to learn a new skill or task very quickly.
能夠快速掌握某項技能或迅速完成某項任務的人。
Kelly is a very quick learner; she has only been here for a week so far and has already taken on most of the previous secretary’s roles!
凱莉對工作上手很快，纔來了一個星期，就基本能夠勝任祕書的角色了。
35. UNIVERSITY OF LIFE
35.生活經歷
The daily life and work where you learn more than you would by going to university.
在日常生活和工作中學到的東西遠比在大學多得多。
My grandfather began to work on the family farm when he was fourteen and learnt everything from the University of Life.
外祖父十四歲起便在農場工作，生活教會了他許多。
36. SINGLE FILE
36.一列縱隊
A line of people with one person standing behind another.
人和人縱向排列成一條直線。
We didn’t have any issues with crowd control at all. Everyone was eager to get an autograph from the band, but they waited patiently in single-file.
這裏無需維持秩序。儘管每個人都無比渴望得到樂隊成員的簽名，但是在場的人都能排成一隊，耐心等待。
37. MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR/OF SOMETHING
37.合乎要求
To fulfill the requirements for/of something.
合乎要求。
Unfortunately, I didn’t meet all their requirements for that job, so I didn’t get it.
不幸的是，我不符合那項工作的要求，因此未能錄取。
38. MAKE THE GRADE
38.合乎水準
To be satisfactory and of an expected level.
符合要求，達到預期標準。
I didn’t make the grade for the final assignment, so I have to do it all over again!
我未能達到最終任務的要求，因此不得不重新來過！
39. HIT THE BOOKS
39.發奮學習
To begin to study hard.
開始努力學習。
I hit the books as soon as I knew the date of the exam.
我一得知考試日期便開始努力學習。
40. HAVE ONE’S NOSE IN A BOOK
40.專心讀書
To be reading a book.
形容閱讀書籍。
He always has his nose in a book, I wish he’d be a bit more sociable sometimes!
他總是在讀書，能多點社交時間就好了！
41. GOOF OFF / GOOF AROUND
41.遊手好閒/消磨時間
To waste time, procrastinate.
浪費時間，耽擱拖延。
He spent all of last week goofing around, and now he’s panicking the day before the test!
上週，他整個星期都無所事事，如今考試前一天才知道恐慌！
42. TEACHER’S PET
42.老師的寵兒
A teacher’s favorite student.
受老師青睞的學生。
She always gets really good marks, I bet it’s because she’s teacher’s pet.
她的分數一直很高，我敢打賭，這一定是老師喜歡她的緣故。
