but I never could figure out how to make it last.但总找不到能持之以恒的方法

figure out想出；解决；理解

I can't figure out why he quit his job.

我琢磨不透他为什么要辞掉工作。

I can't figure out why he is absent.

我弄不明白他为什么缺席。

Oh, neither do I.我也不想

neither, both, either这三个词都表示“两者…”。neither表示“两者都不…”,常与单数谓语动词搭配; both表示“两者都…”,常与复数谓语动词搭配; either表示“两者之一”,常与单数谓语动词搭配。

It is neither hot nor cold in winter here.

这里冬天既不热也不冷。

Language teaching is both a science and art.

语文教学既是一门科学又是一种艺术。

You are either with me or against me.

你不是支持我就是反对我。

neither用于否定两个人或物; none用于否定三个或三个以上的人或物。

None could produce a simple, tidy answer.

没有人能提出一个简单而又令人满意的答案。