It's the main reason why you consistently find yourself cramming for tests the night before.

这就你总考试一天晚上时抱佛脚的主要原因。

For example, the night before the exam.

例如考试一晚时抱佛脚。

And, just like the process of strengthening your muscles through exercise, this all takes time – which is why cramming for a test doesn't work, and why you can't instantly just download jujitsu into your brain like Neo.

而且，就像通过锻炼来增强肌肉的过程一样，这一切都需要时间——这就为考试时抱佛脚没用的，为你不能像 Neo 那样立即把柔术“下载”到你的大脑里。

Every student has been told, at some point, not to cram right before a test.

同样地，每个学生都被告知不要考试时抱佛脚。

So when I'm doing the household chores, I am listening to your courses, and I really took your advice that, you know, it's not good that you do cramming.

当我做家务的时候，我听你的课程，我真的接受了你的建议，就，时抱佛脚并不好。

Yeah, did you wait until the last minute?

好，你时抱佛脚吗？

Kate is busy too, compiling her last edition of her student newspaper before she has to relinquish it to the new editor while also cramming for her finals.

凯特也很忙，最后递交给新编辑，编辑着她最后一期的校报，同时她还要为了期末考试时抱佛脚。

Honey, you can't just slap something together at the last minute.

宝贝 万圣节装扮可不能时抱佛脚啊。

So, if you watch News Review every week, then hopefully you won't have to cram as much for your next English exam.

因此，如果你每周都看《时事摘录》，那希望你可以不必为下次英语考试时抱佛脚了。

Now, a nap might seem inconvenient when you're cramming for an exam.

现，你不得不考试时抱佛脚，小睡一下似乎也不太方便。

I would say don't do all of your studying the night before the test.

我建议不要考试夜时抱佛脚，学习要分散进行。

I need to cram for tomorrow's test.

我得为应付明天的测验而时抱佛脚了。

But like four hours of cramming the night before an exam is way way way less efficient than four hours of studying for the exam spread out over a few weeks or potentially even a few months.

但考试一天晚上时抱佛脚四个小时远不如把这四个小时分散几周甚至几个月内有效。

Of course, cramming isn't recommended but using spaced and repeated retrieval can make it more efficient: you won't waste time going over the same information over and over again.

当然，不建议时抱佛脚，但间隔学习和反复检索可以让背诵更有效：你不浪费时间一遍又一遍地复习同一知识点。

You've got a reading you didn't do, a test to finish cramming for, and class in the morning.

你还有一篇阅读没做，还有一场要时抱佛脚的考试，还有早课要上。

Studying in small chunks instead of relying on cram sessions is one way to ensure you sleep enough.

分段学习而不依赖时抱佛脚确保你有足够睡眠的一种方法。

This is a very valuable tip, especially if you're cramming for an exam at the last minute.

这一个非常实用的技巧，尤其适合考时抱佛脚。

Do you remember cramming for school exams, Georgina?

你还记得为了学校考试而时抱佛脚吗，乔治娜？

This is why as well like consistency when it comes to studying over a long period of time is generally a lot better than like random bouts of intensity all in one go.

这就为长时间的学习中，持续学习通常比时抱佛脚的效果要好很多。

So if you cram for an exam, it means you study really hard, but for a short space of time.

那，如果你为了考试而时抱佛脚，这意味着你很短的时间内非常努力地学习。