prepare for exam 准备考试
-Tiny, what are you going to do tonight?
-I have to prepare for my coming exam.
review / revise for exam 为考试复习
-What's your plan for this weekend?
-I will spend the weekend reviewing for my exam.
cram / swot for exam 临阵磨枪应付考试
-Shall we go for a walk?
-Sorry, I have to cram for my chemistry exam tomorrow.
worry about the exam 担心考试
-Don't worry about the exam. Just do your best.
-It is easier said than done.(说起来容易做起来难。)
enter for exam 报名参加考试
-How many students have been entered for the exam?
-Two thousand or so.
take / sit an exam 参加考试
-Do you have to take an exam in French?
-Yes. Frankly, I don't like French at all.
cheat in exam 考试作弊
-He was caught cheating in the exam again.
-I'm not surprised. He is that kind of person.
pass the exam 通过考试,考试及格
-You've been working hard. You are bound to pass the exam.
-Thanks for your encouragement.
fail the exam 考试没通过,考试不及格
-Did you pass the history exam?
-No, I failed the exam.
do well in an exam 考试考得好
-He did well in his exams.
-Good for him. Has he admitted by Qinghua University?(Good for sb. 恭喜某人,为某人感到高兴)
do badly in an exam 考试考得不好
-She did badly in the exam.
-Don't scold her. She needs encouragement.
之前提到了临阵磨枪应付考试,这里再补充一个短语:burn the midnight oil。如果在午夜时分燃烧灯油,那也就意味着熬夜苦读了。所以它的意思就是挑灯夜读,也就是我们平时所说的开夜车。
例如:I have a big test tomorrow morning, so I plan to burn the midnight oil tonight. 因为明天我有一个重要的考试,所以我计划开夜车了。
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