稀: rare, uncommon, watery, sparse...
堤: dyke; levee; embankment...
急需: to urgently need, urgent need...
地位: position, status, place...
上场: on stage, to go on stage, to take the field...
有两下子: to have real skill, to know one's stuff...
泥: restrained...
歌声: singing voice, original voice of a poet...
午餐: lunch, luncheon...
腐败: corruption, to corrupt, to rot, rotten...