此后: after this, afterwards, hereafter...
老鼠: rat, mouse...
交头接耳: to whisper to one another's ear...
休眠: to be dormant (biology), inactive (volcano), to hibernate (computing)...
开关: power switch, gas valve, to open the city (or frontier) gate, to open and close, to switch on and off...
独身: unmarried, single...
眼光: gaze, insight, foresight, vision, way of looking at things...
机制: machine processed, machine made, mechanism...
迄今: so far, to date, until now...
谈起: to mention, to speak of, to talk about...
