School Idioms 2
2010年 06月 03日
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School
Idioms
2
じゃあ、はじめよ!!!
Hey, so many idioms that are useful in school!
Let's do part 2 in this series!!
Cover a lot of ground
To complete a lot of material in a class or course!!!
We covered a lot of ground during the first month of the science class.
Crank out a paper
To write a paper or essay in a mechanical way.
I had to crank out a paper almost every week to pass the course.
Cut class
To not go to class.
I decided to cut class in order to study for
my geography test.
Goof off
To waste time.
My sister spent most of the week goofing off and was not prepared for her test.
Higher education
Education after graduating from high school
(usually college or university)
The government has recently invested a lot of money in
higher education.
Learn (something) by heart
To memorize something so that you can repeat it without thinking
The children learned all of the songs by heart for the school play.
Old boy network
The situation where people (usually men) who
went to the same school help each other
get good jobs.
It was necessary to be part of an old boy network to get a job at the
law firm.
英語でこれなんていう???
すずめばち
Hornet
We do not have the exact type of insect that
you have in Japan. The closest thing that
we have is called a hornet!!!
They are very dangerous but not nearly
as dangerous as the ones in Japan.
They look very similar to the ones in Japan
and they grow very large!!
They are often called "Giant Japanese Hornets"
or "Japanese Killer Hornets."
Extra Credit: What's the difference between a bee
and a wasp???
School
Idioms
2
じゃあ、はじめよ!!!
Hey, so many idioms that are useful in school!
Let's do part 2 in this series!!
Cover a lot of ground
To complete a lot of material in a class or course!!!
We covered a lot of ground during the first month of the science class.
Crank out a paper
To write a paper or essay in a mechanical way.
I had to crank out a paper almost every week to pass the course.
Cut class
To not go to class.
I decided to cut class in order to study for
my geography test.
Goof off
To waste time.
My sister spent most of the week goofing off and was not prepared for her test.
Higher education
Education after graduating from high school
(usually college or university)
The government has recently invested a lot of money in
higher education.
Learn (something) by heart
To memorize something so that you can repeat it without thinking
The children learned all of the songs by heart for the school play.
Old boy network
The situation where people (usually men) who
went to the same school help each other
get good jobs.
It was necessary to be part of an old boy network to get a job at the
law firm.
英語でこれなんていう???
すずめばち
Hornet
We do not have the exact type of insect that
you have in Japan. The closest thing that
we have is called a hornet!!!
They are very dangerous but not nearly
as dangerous as the ones in Japan.
They look very similar to the ones in Japan
and they grow very large!!
They are often called "Giant Japanese Hornets"
or "Japanese Killer Hornets."
Extra Credit: What's the difference between a bee
and a wasp???
by available_english
| 2010-06-03 04:29
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