随时活络脑子(十三)

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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