可惜: it is a pity, what a pity, unfortunately...
种子: seed...
警钟: alarm bell...
贺电: congratulatory telegram...
便是: (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated), precisely, exactly, even, if, just like, in the same way as...
一连: in a row, in succession, running...
图像: image, picture, graphic...
大家庭: extended family, big family, harmonious group...
阀门: valve (mechanical)...
消费: to consume, to spend...
