I'm swotting for my finals.

我正在用功应付期末考试。

He s swotting every evening for his Bar exams.

他每晚都在拚命用功准备参加律师考试。

He seems to spend most of his time swotting up.

他好像大部分时间都在苦学钻研。

He spent the whole evening swotting at English.

他整晚上都在啃英语书。

It runs counter to all the received wisdom about revision. But scientists say last-minute cramming could actually be better than spending months swotting up for exams.

尽管和目前为止所有的意见相悖，科学家们坚持认为，在准备考试时限时测试比花上几个月苦读书本的效果更好。