不同寻常: out of ordinary...
长足: remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)...
演员: actor or actress, performer...
沙子: sand, grit...
后盾: support, backing...
讲究: to pay particular attention to, carefully selected for quality, tastefully chosen...
就地: locally, on the spot...
出现: to appear, to arise, to emerge, to show up...
艳丽: gorgeous, garish and beautiful...
读: to read, to study, reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 读书 read book...
