牧民: herdsman...
当日: that very day, the same day...
会长: president of a club, committee etc...
凄凉: desolate (place)...
夺魁: to seize, to win...
逊色: inferior (often in the combination, not in the least inferior)...
那边: over there, yonder...
沿海: coastal...
患: to suffer (from illness), to contract (a disease), misfortune, trouble, danger, worry...
意料之外: contrary to expectation, unexpected...
