如醉如痴: as if drunk and stupefied (idiom), intoxicated by sth, obsessed with, mad about sth...
固执: obstinate, stubborn, to fixate on, to cling to...
不屑: to disdain to do sth, to think sth not worth doing, to feel it beneath one's dignity...
树立: to set up, to establish...
急性: acute...
局限: to limit, to confine, to restrict sth within set boundaries...
归来: to return, to come back...
勤工俭学: to work part time while studying, work-study program...
要命: to cause sb's death, very, extremely, frightening, annoying...