mph
（縮）= miles per hour 英里/小時

tank
n. a large container, usu. for liquid or gas （通常盛液體或氣體的）大桶；箱；大容器；油箱

solve
vt. find an answer to (a problem, etc.); explain or make clear 解決；闡明；解釋

bare
a. without covering; empty 光禿的，無遮的；空的

patch
n. a small piece of land, esp. one used for growing vegetables （尤指種菜用的）小塊土地

complain
vt. & vi. speak in an unhappy, annoyed, dissatisfied way 抱怨；發牢騷

grocery
n. 食品雜貨店

basic
a. most simple in nature or level 基本的

dessert
n. any sweet dish, (eg. pie, ice-cream) eaten at the end of a meal （飯后的）甜食（如餡餅，冰激凌）

importance
n. the quality or state of being important 重要性

mathematically
ad. 從數學上

Phrases and Expressions

a pad of
一本（便箋本）

by hand
by a person, not a machine 用手

count out
count (sth.) one by one, esp. slowly 逐一數出

think back on
recall and reconsider (sth. in the past) 回想，回憶

catch sb. off guard
surprise sb. by doing sth. that he or she is not expecting and is not ready for 乘某人不備；使某人措手不及

be involved in
be part of, included in, mixed with 參與；卷入；牽涉進

rip off
cheat (sb.), esp. financially （尤指在錢財上）欺騙

drive sth. home
make sth. clearly understood 把…講得透徹明白，使充分理解

a myriad of
an extremely large number of 無數；極多

do sb. good
benefit sb. 有益于某人

Proper Names

Carlie Vanwilligen
卡利·范威利根

Springfield
斯普林菲爾德（美國地名）