往年: in former years, in previous years...
陶冶: to fire pots and smelt metal, to educate...
上调: to raise (prices), to adjust upwards...
敬酒: to toast, to propose a toast...
眨眼: to blink, to wink, in the twinkling of an eye...
争分夺秒: fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time, making every second count...
北: north, (classical) to be defeated...
仪式: ceremony...
殿堂: palace, hall, temple buildings...
导致: to lead to, to create, to cause, to bring about...
