a large audience 一大群观众
talk of the town 镇上谈论的焦点
shaking all over 浑身发抖
not a big deal 不是什么大不了的事情
beyond me 超出我的理解范围
reading assignment 阅读任务
selectively 有选择地
chapter by chapter 一章一章地
theory 理论
read through 从头到尾地读
plot 情节
cover a few chapters 涉及了几个章节
intensively 精细地
character 人物角色
typing errors 打字错误
revise 修订
quality paper 好纸
get it published 出版
proofread 校对
paragraph 段落
final exam 期末考试
fail 不及格,失败
mid-term 期中考试
results (pl) 分数
stay up 熬夜
release 发布(分数)
two sleepless nights 两天两夜没睡觉
be through with 结束,完成