趣味英语第144期:没有为明天的考试做准备怎么办

Karem Tarek wants to know...

卡雷姆·塔雷克想知道：

"What should I do if I didn't study for my test yet and the test is tomorrow?"

“明天就要考试了，可是我还没有为考试做准备，我应该怎么做？”

(sighs deeply)

（深深地叹息）

I wonder, first of all, what did you do instead of studying?

首先，我想知道的是，你不学习都干什么了？

You have to find time to study unless you're 100% sure you can pull off not studying, which almost nobody can.

你要找时间学习，除非你百分百确定你能在不学习的情况下通过考试，但是几乎没有人能做到。

Cross your fingers and say a prayer¹. I mean, come on! You gotta study!

交叉手指，然后祈祷。我的意思是，快点！你要学习！

Start studying! Get your book out. Get everything you need.

开始学习！把书本拿出来。准备好所有需要的东西。

You got to study for a test, so you're not getting that A-plus that you want. As long as you have an hour or two, you should be okay.

你要为考试做准备，你拿不到你想要的A+成绩。只要学习一两个小时，就可以了。

Skim² over your notes. Look through it all. Just go quickly.

把笔记浏览一遍。从头到尾翻看一下笔记。迅速浏览一下就行。

Write out all the things that you think are gonna be on the test, and then read them over to yourself so that you have them memorized.

写下你认为所有会出现在考试中的问题，然后自己读一遍，这样你就能记住了。

Go to your local convenience store. Buy yourself a Rockstar or any energy drink. Drink that and just pull an all-nighter.

去附近的便利店。给自己买一瓶摇滚明星功能饮料或其他能量饮料。喝完之后通宵学习。

I say study all night. I mean, if it's a huge test, STUDY. You'll suffer in lack of sleep, but you'll gain in the knowledge.

我的建议是通宵学习。如果这是重要的考试，那一定要学习。你会因缺少睡眠而受苦，但是你学到了知识。

(hushed) I shouldn't tell you this. Shh, don't tell anyone. Call in sick.

（低声的）我不应该告诉你这个。嘘，不要告诉其他人。请病假。

Call in sick. Say, "Oh, teacher, teacher, I have to take it later. I don't feel well today." And then study your butt³ off while you're busy being sick.

请病假。你可以说，“哦，老师，老师，我不得不之后再考试了。我今天感觉不舒服。”然后在装病期间，拼命学习，准备考试。

I hate to give away my secrets, but sometimes I actually wrote on my hands. But I found out that you had to get the permanent⁴ ink to do it, 'cause then you get nervous, like, "Oh, someone's gonna see me." And that way, if you sweat⁵, it doesn't come off.

我不想说出我的秘密，不过有时我会在手上写小抄。我发现要用永久性墨水在手上写字，因为考试时你会紧张，比如“哦，有人会看我。”而用永久性墨水的话，即使你出汗，字也不会掉。

1 prayer   

n.祈祷，祈求，请求，恳求；祷文，祷告者，恳求者

参考例句：

• We heard the calling of the bells to prayer.我们听见了召唤祈祷的钟声。
• Everyone in church knelt in prayer.教堂里每个人都跪着祈祷。

2 skim   

vt.撇(去)；掠过；浏览，略读；vi.浏览

参考例句：

• It took me an hour to skim the book.我费了一个小时把这本书草草地读了一遍。
• He tried to skim off the best players from the local school teams.他试图从当地学校的球队中选拔出一批最好的球员。

3 butt   

n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶

参考例句：

• The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
• He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。

4 permanent   

adj.永久的，不变的，固定的

参考例句：

• The coat gives permanent protection against heavy rain.这种防雨衣经久耐用。
• It's difficult to find a permanent cure for this disease.这病很难除根。

5 sweat   

n.汗，汗水，水珠，焦急；vi.出汗，渗出，冒出水气，结水珠，烦恼，懊恼；vt.使出汗，流出，榨出，使汗流浃背

参考例句：

• She was all of a sweat.她一身大汗。
• She is always all of a sweat before the exam.她临考前总是急得不得了。