半年: half a year...
抑扬顿挫: cadence, modulation...
陡: steep, precipitous, abrubtly, suddenly, unexpectedly...
要紧: important, urgent...
场所: location, place...
多: many, much, often, a lot of, numerous, more, in excess, how (to what extent), multi- when it means how...
遗愿: final wishes of the departed...
航班: scheduled flight, flight number, plane, scheduled sailing, sailing number, passenger ship...
鲜艳: bright-colored, gaily-colored...
相连: to link, to join, link, connection...
