大奖赛: grand prix...
被动: passive...
跑龙套: to play a small role...
时隔: separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)...
南极: south pole...
回忆录: memoir...
荣誉: honor, credit, glory, (honorable) reputation, honorary...
短信: text message, SMS...
工夫: period of time (may be months, or mere seconds), spare time, skill, labor, effort...
控制: control, to exercise control over, to contain...
