雅思词汇解析（192）| 开学

1. catch up on something

补上/赶上之前落下的东西

e.g. She stayed up late to catch up on her studies.

e.g.I spent the whole morning catching up on work.

补充：stay up late 熬夜

2. the back-to-school blues

the blues 忧郁，低落的情绪
the-back-to-school blues因为假期结束后要开学产生的低落情绪

e.g. I always get the back-to-school blues after a long summer break.

e.g.After two months of sleeping in and relaxing, I definitely have the back-to-school blues.

补充：sleep in 睡懒觉

类似表达：the post-holiday blues

e.g. The post-holiday blues can make it difficult to get back into a routine.

e.g. I'm still suffering from the post-holiday blues.

补充： get back into a routine 恢复规律生活

3. jitters/ˈdʒɪtəz/

n.紧张不安、忐忑、心里发慌的感觉

搭配：have/get the jitters

first-day jitters开学第一天的紧张感

e.g. Many students experience first-day jitters when they start at a new school.

e.g.Once I get past the first-day jitters, I can get back into study mode.

4. get back into the swing of things

重新适应日常节奏;恢复正常状态

e.g. I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things now that school has started.

e.g.After a long summer break, it took me a few days to get back into the swing of things.

类似表达：get back on track 回到正轨;恢复正常进度

get back into study mode 指收心学习

e.g. I have been watching TV all summer. I really need to get back into study mode.

e.g.I need to get back on track with my studies after the summer break.

e.g.I fell behind during the holiday, so I need to get back on track.

补充：fall behind 落后

5. settle into

逐渐适应并进入一种新的生活/环境/状态

e.g.It took me a few weeks to settle into my new school.

e.g.It took me some time to settle into my new routine.