"Cramming isn't going to work for a state examination."
"Cramming isn't going to work for a state examination." "cramming" は試験のために前の日だけいっぱい勉強ということです。「付け焼き刃の勉強」 "cramming" の代わりに "hasty preparation" も使えます。 "isn't going to work for ~" 「〜には歯が立たない」 "a state examination" 「国家試験」