熬夜读书 meaning in Chinese
burn the midnight oil
Examples
- She was up late , studying , so she could raise her gpa
她昨晚熬夜读书以便提高成绩 - I used to stay up studying , / but now i am used to / keeping early hours
我过去经常熬夜读书，但现在我习惯早睡早起。 - He was the fellow who had lived and thrilled and loved ; who had been easy - going and tolerant of the frailties of life ; who had served in the forecastle , wandered in strange lands , and led his gang in the old fighting days . he was the fellow who had been stunned at first by the thousands of books in the free library , and who had afterward learned his way among them and mastered them ; he was the fellow who had burned the midnight oil and bedded with a spur and written books himself
他确实是那个曾经生活过欢乐过恋爱过的人那个随遇而安。宽容生活里的弱点的人他确实在水手舱当过水手，曾在异国他乡漂泊，曾在打架的日子里带领过自己一帮人他最初见到免费图书馆书架上那千千万万的藏书时确实曾目瞪口呆以后又在书城之中钻研出了门道，掌握了书本他确实曾经点着灯熬夜读书，带着铁刺睡觉，也写过好几本书。