42条容易让人迷惑的习语表达（二）

42条容易让人迷惑的习语表达（二）  

,,11. LEARN (SOMETHING) BY HEART / OFF BY HEART,To memorize something so well, that it can be written or recited without thinking.,对某事十分熟悉，能够不假思索地默写或背诵。,I can’t believe youlearnt the whole Macbeth play by heart! Well done!,She learntall the positions by Beethoven off by heart!,她用心学习了贝多芬的所有曲目！,,12. BOOKWORM,This is used to describe someone who reads a lot, all the time.,形容某人一直读书。,You won’t be able to convince her to e out with us, she’s a real bookwormand will probably stay in to read!,,13. FROM THE OLD SCHOOL/ OF THE OLD SCHOOL,Holding attitudes or ideas that were popular and important in the past, but which are no longer considered relevant or in-line with modern trends.,仍坚持过去流行的态度或主张，尽管其已不再符合现代社会发展趋势。,She was a teacher of the old school and believed in strict discipline.,My grandmother is from the old school, she made her children make their own lunches and walk to school.,,14. THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS,Learning through difficult experiences in life, as opposed to a formal, classroom education.,从苦难的生活经历学习，而非接受正规的课堂教育。,I wasn’t able to go to college, but I learnt a lot in the school of hard knocks, it taught me a lot about life.,,15. A FOR EFFORT,Giving someone recognition for trying hard to do something even though they may not be successful.,对某人的辛勤付出做出肯定，即便并未取得成功。,Jenny definitely deserves an A for effort, she put so much work into her entry for the petition.,,16. SCHOOL SOMEONE IN SOMETHING,To train, discipline or coach someone in something.,训练、训导或指导某人做某事。,She schooled her brother in patience.,她耐心教导弟弟。,,17. CUT CLASS / PLAY HOOKY / SKIP CLASS,When someone plays truant and does not go to their lessons.,某人旷课或逃学。,David has been cutting class again; I haven’t seen him in any of our French lessons for the past week!,They played hooky at college so they could be first in line for the concert tickets.,The teacher told his parents that he’d been skipping classes! He’s not allowed to go out with us now.,,18. SCHOOL OF THOUGHT,A particular philosophy or a way of thinking about something.,一种特定的理念或思考方式。,One school of thought holds that cats cause allergic reactions.,,19. TELL TALES OUT OF SCHOOL / TELL TALES,To gossip or spread rumors.,八卦或传播流言蜚语。,I wish Gina wouldn’t tell tales out of school so much, people find it hard to believe anything she says now, even if she is telling the truth!,,20. YOU CAN’T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS,This means it is difficult to make someone change the way they do something when they have been doing it the same way for a very long time.,比喻长期养成的习惯，很难发生改变。,Jeremy tries so hard to show me how the puter works, but he doesn’t understand that you can’t teach old dog new tricks!,,21. THE OLD SCHOOL TIE / OLDBOY NETWORK,The way in which men who have been to the same expensive private school, help each other to find good jobs.,毕业于同一私立学校的人会相互帮助寻找好工作。,The old school tie still has enormous power in most City panies.,They don’t make any effort to find a job for themselves, the old boy neork does it all for them.,,22. BRAINSTORM,To try to develop an idea or think of new ideas.,尝试发展新理念或创造新理念。,Let’s all separate into groups and try to brainstormas many suggestions as possible for the next school play.,,23. AN OLD HEAD ON YOUNG SHOULDERS,A child or young person who thinks and talks like an older person who has more life experience.,言谈举止接近阅历丰富的老者似的孩子或少年。,Emily doesn’t fit in with the children at her school, she’s definitely an old head on young shoulders. She talks to them like a parent or teacher would!,,24. CALL THE ROLL / TAKE THE ROLL,To call the names of a group of people (or students) and expect them to respond to show they are present.,对一羣人（或一组学生）点名以期待回应，表示其在场。,Jamie called the roll on the coach before we left to make sure that everyone had arrived.