投身: to throw oneself into sth...
光滑: glossy, sleek, smooth...
毁: destroy; ruin; damage; defame...
越过: to cross over, to transcend, to cover distance, to overcome, to rise above...
世故: sophisticated, worldly-wise...
刷: to select...
暴风骤雨: violent wind and rainstorm, hurricane, tempest...