Hit the books 做功課、看書

An expression about studying – find out what it means in Today’s Phrase.
It’s time to study.

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今日片語

表達 “hit the books” 的意思並不是 “擊打書本”,而是 “做功課、用功看書” 的口語說法,人們多用它來表示為準備重要的考試而看書、努力學習。

例句

Wow, that exam is soon. I really need to hit the books if I’m going to pass.
哇,那門考試就要到了。我要是想通過,那就真得開始用功學了。

She’s a really good student. She’s hit the books every night since the course started.
她是一名很優秀的學生。從課程開始以來,她每晚都用功學習。

All I can think about is passing this course so I’d better hit the books all weekend.   
我滿腦子想的就是要通過這門課,所以我最好整個週末都用功讀書。