“努力学习”
的英文表达除了 study hard
你还知道其他的表达吗？
01. hit the books
也是没想到，英语中“认真学习，专心读书”竟然是用 hit 这个动作。
hit the books
study with concentrated effort
全力以赴的用功学习，concentrated 用来形容“专心致志的，
全力以赴的”。
举个例子
You better hit the books，
if you want to pass your exam on Friday.
如果你想通过星期五的考试，你最好用功读书。
02. crack the books
显然，英语中努力学习是个“危险动作”，
不然为啥不是揍（hit）书，就是打破（crack）书。
crack the books
打开书本学习，这种表达并没有明显的努力、用功的含义。
举个例子
You have to pass the written exam to become a fireman ,
so be prepared to crack the books!
你必须通过笔试才能成为一名消防员，所以准备好啃书吧！
注意：crack a book 和 crack the books 的语义情感可是不大一样的
crack a book虽然也是“学习”的意思，
但通常用在消极的语境中，
大家可以在例句中体会一下。
举个例子
I really need to study for that test on Monday，
because I haven't cracked a book all weekend.
我真的需要为星期一的考试复习了，因为我整个周末一本书都没看。
He had never cracked a single book on criminal law,
and yet he had to defend them in a court.
他一本刑法书都没学过，
却要在法庭上为他们辩护。
03. bury oneself in
bury oneself in
immerse oneself in a task or project
全身心地投入到一项任务或计划中去，
在这种用法中，bury 是指“埋葬”，虽然自己“埋”自己听起来有点惊悚，
不过也正体现了投入的程度。
举个例子
Ever since my breakup with Ben,
I've tried to bury myself in my work to keep from crying all day long.
自从我和本分手后，我拼命埋头工作，不让自己整天哭。
You will need to bury yourself in your schoolwork to get a passing grade this semester.
这学期你得埋头做作业才能及格。
04. apply oneself to something
apply oneself to something
to work hard and diligently at something
努力而勤勉地做某事，diligent 用来形容“勤奋的，勤勉的”，
其副词形式就是 diligently。
举个例子
Honey, if you would just apply yourself to your schoolwork,
you would get much better grades.
亲爱的，如果你专心做功课，你的成绩会好得多。
05. burn the midnight oil
burn the midnight oil
stay up working, especially studying, late at night
熬夜工作，尤指学习到很晚。
这个短语的历史可以追溯到使用油灯的年代，
暗指深夜了还在使用油灯工作。
举个例子
I have a big exam tomorrow，
so I'll be burning the midnight oil tonight.
明天我有一个重要的考试，
所以我今晚要挑灯夜读了。
06. pull an all-nighter
pull an all-nighter
remain awake all night long,
especially so as to study or to complete something
整夜不睡，尤指为了学习或完成某事，你是否是个熬夜er？
举个例子
Jeff pulled an all-nighter on Thursday to get，
his report finished for work by the deadline today,
so I don't think he'll be coming out with us tonight.
为了在今天的截止日期前完成工作报告，
杰夫周四熬了一个通宵，所以我想他今晚不会和我们一起出去玩了。
I was a bit of a procrastinator in college,
so I tended to pull a lot of all-nighters.
我在大学时有点拖延症，
所以我经常通宵达旦地工作。
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