泼冷水: to pour cold water on, to dampen one's enthusiasm...
代表: representative, delegate, to represent, to stand for, on behalf of, in the name of...
阶层: hierarchy, stratum, social class...
晚年: one's later years...
秀美: elegant, graceful...
成问题: to be a problem, problematic, questionable...
坦率: frank (discussion), blunt, open...
火山: volcano...
辞职: to resign...
物品: articles, goods, materials...