书籍: books, works...
八: eight, 8...
基本上: basically, on the whole...
打岔: interruption, to interrupt (esp. talk), to change the subject...
硬: hard, stiff, strong, firm, resolutely, doggedly, good (quality), able (person), (of food) filling, substantial...
住院: to be in hospital, to be hospitalized...
坚守: to hold fast to, to stick to...
钻研: to study meticulously, to delve into...
访谈: to visit and discuss, to interview...
试图: to attempt, to try...
