大都: for the most part, on the whole, metropolitan...
慷慨: vehement, fervent, generous, giving, liberal...
通宵: all night, throughout the night...
一大早: at dawn, at first light, first thing in the morning...
来年: next year, the coming year...
过年: to celebrate the Chinese New Year...
下功夫: work hard...
老: old; aged...
去处: place, destination...
