A new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question.
新的方法提供了一个答案，并且可能让人们对一个更大的问题有进一步的了解。
2.take place 发生
A race between the two is now unlikely to take place this side of the world championships.
现在看来，本届世界锦标赛之前两人之间不太可能展开较量了。
3.take on 开始
Believing he had only a year to live, his writing took on a feverish intensity.
由于以为自己只剩一年的活头，他的文字开始变得激情澎湃。
4.on average 平均
Why does Japan invest, on average, twice as much capital per worker per year than the United States?
为什么日本平均每年在每个工人身上的投入是美国的两倍呢？
5.turning points 转折点
The vote yesterday appears to mark something of a turning point in the war.
昨天的投票似乎标志着战争中的某个转折点。
