随时活络脑子(十三)
他没有跟他们叫板的资本:He has no bargaining power over them.
He acted in good faith to help her: 他好心好意想帮她。
outpost:前哨
What he said is incongruous:他说的风马牛不相及
难以释怀的:haunting(hatred)
争分夺妙地干:working round the clock
Once it is sea-ready:一旦(轮船)可以出海了
marine sanctuary:海上自然保护区
vulnerably housed people:住房条件很差的人
靠吃救济过日子:Living on the breadline