approach
n. a manner or method of doing sth. or dealing with a problem 方式;方法
v. come near or nearer to sb. or sth. 靠近;接近

solution
n. an act or way of finding an answer to a difficulty or problem 解決(辦法)

Phrases and Expressions

make the most of
get the best use or greatest gain from 充分利用

count for much/little
be of much/little worth or importance 很有 / 沒有多少價值或重要性

not the whole story/only part of the story
不是全部情況 / 只是部分情況

put in
spend (time or money) 花費(fèi)(時間或金錢)

get (or lay) one's hands on
find; obtain 把 … 弄到手

hand in
give (sth.) to sb. in charge by hand; send in 交上;提交

keep ... together
cause to remain together 把 … 聚在一起

cut down on
reduce 減少

stick to
keep to; not abandon or change 堅(jiān)持;不放棄,不改變

work wonders
do things that people did not think possible 創(chuàng)奇跡;產(chǎn)生奇妙作用

go through
read from beginning to end; examine 從頭至尾看;遍查

lead to
have as a result; cause 導(dǎo)致;引起

a couple of
two; a few 兩(個);兩三(個)

write up
write in a complete form 寫出,寫成

put down
write down 寫下

put away
put (sth.) in its proper place 把(某物)收藏在合適的地方

time after time
again and again; repeatedly 一再;屢次

Proper Names

Edwin Kiester
埃德溫·基斯特

Sally Valentine Kiester
莎莉·瓦倫丁·基斯特

Alex
阿歷克斯(男子名)

Cambridge
劍橋(英格蘭東南部城市, 劍橋大學(xué)所在地); 劍橋大學(xué) (=Cambridge University)

Manchester
曼徹斯特(英格蘭西北部港市)

Amanda
阿曼達(dá)(女子名)

Bristol
布里斯托爾(英格蘭西南部港市)

Arizona
亞利桑那州(美國州名)

New Mexico
新墨西哥州(美國州名)

Oklahoma
俄克拉荷馬州(美國州名)

California
加利福尼亞州(美國州名)

Berkeley
伯克利(美國加利福尼亞州西部城市)