立彬の日本語
ジムは受験勉強のころは夜中まで勉強した。
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Jim burned the midnight oil when he was preparing for the examination.
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受験， じゅけん
1. taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
入学考试
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勉強， べんきょう
1. study
2. diligence, working hard
3. experience, lesson (for the future)
4. discount, price reduction
学习
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まで， 迄
1. until (a time), till, to, up to
2. to (a place or person), as far as
3. to (an extent), up to, so far as, even
4. only, merely
到，到……为止，直到；到某地，去见某人
は
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
指示句子的主题
の
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
6. (at sentence-end, risi...
句尾起强调作用；助词，表示所有关系
夜中， 夜なか， よなか
1. middle of the night, dead of night
深夜时分
する， 為る
1. to do, to carry out, to perform
2. to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into)
3. to serve as, to act as, to work as
4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
5. to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use...
做，作，干，执行