L：嗨，Michael. 我在這兒！
M: Hey, Li Hua. Oh, the elephant house, let's go in and take a look.
L：噢，那是大象館啊？好，進(jìn)來(lái)看看。不可以，不可以，這兒太臭了。走吧！
M: Oh, yeah. Let's get out of here. In fact, I've got a lot of studying to do. I'm going to need to pull an all-nighter.
L：我了解你有不少功課，但你在籌備考試的時(shí)候也總得休息休息嘛。我聽(tīng)說(shuō)這次考試會(huì)非常難。你剛剛說(shuō) all-nighter 是否開(kāi)夜車的意思呀？
M: Yeah, that's what I meant. Li Hua, you're smart!
L：我是猜出來(lái)的，all的意思是整個(gè)，全部，nighter和night 非常像。我想一個(gè)人要整夜學(xué)習(xí)，那不就是開(kāi)夜車嗎？但，有一點(diǎn)我不太懂，你說(shuō)：to pull an all-nighter，什么是pull ?
M: Pull means to get yourself through a difficult time.
L：噢，pull an all-nighter，就是迫使自己整夜讀書(shū)，由于要如此做是非常辛苦的。
M: Yep. You wouldn't have to pull an all-nighter because you have been studying all 百度競(jìng)價(jià)推廣ester, I haven't been.
L：這你可說(shuō)對(duì)了。我無(wú)需開(kāi)夜車，由于我整個(gè)一學(xué)期都在學(xué)習(xí)。你要開(kāi)夜車，由于你平常不學(xué)習(xí)。
M: I know, I know, you're a better student than I am.
L：Michael, 我真喜歡紐約的秋季，空氣非常清爽。你如果能跟我一塊玩，不需要回去讀書(shū)，那該多好啊！
M: I don't want to go study either, but I should.
L：對(duì)啊，你如果上星期多花點(diǎn)時(shí)間讀書(shū)不就好了嘛。目前你得臨時(shí)抱佛腳了。
M: I perform better on tests when I cram1.
L：Cram? Cram是把什么東西塞進(jìn)來(lái)的意思，跟學(xué)習(xí)有哪些關(guān)系呢？
M: Well, it's sort of the same meaning. I'm going to do a lot of studying at the last minute, that's what it means to cram.
L：意思差不多？噢，我了解了！Cram就是大家中文里說(shuō)的填鴨式辦法，就是硬把食品塞給鴨子吃，如此鴨子就長(zhǎng)得肥。北京烤鴨 就是用這種鴨子做的。你說(shuō)的cram是臨時(shí)抱佛腳，在考試前猛記猛背，把常識(shí)往腦子里塞。你還覺(jué)得這是好方法？
M: Well, everyone's different. Cramming2 works for me.
L：你覺(jué)得臨時(shí)抱佛腳對(duì)你來(lái)講行得通。可是，Michael，想把半學(xué)期的內(nèi)容在一個(gè)晚上記住，如此做可真傻。
M: STOP being my mother, Li Hua!
L：我才不想當(dāng)你媽呢，你不聽(tīng)我的話，那不再計(jì)較。Michael，cram這個(gè)詞是不是還可以用在別的場(chǎng)所呢？
M: Not really. It's only used to describe studying for a test, usually college or high-school level.
L：噢，只能指大學(xué)生或中學(xué)生在考試前開(kāi)夜車，臨時(shí)抱佛腳。
M: And that's what I need to do, right now. It's getting late and I know I will have to pull an all-nighter.
L：好吧，我明天早上給你打電話。
M: No, don't worry about me, I'm sure I will still be cramming.
L：?jiǎn)眩氵€籌備開(kāi)夜車開(kāi)到天亮吶？Ok, well, good luck!
今天李華向Michael學(xué)了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)，一個(gè)是：all-nighter，意思是開(kāi)夜車；另一個(gè)是：cram，這是指中學(xué)生或大學(xué)生在考試前臨時(shí)抱佛腳。