调和: harmonious, to mediate, to reconcile, to compromise, mediation, to mix, to blend, blended, to season, seasoning, to placate...
老汉: old man, I (an old man referring to himself)...
之所以: the reason why I dislike him (is...)...
椅子: chair...
埋没: to engulf, to bury, to overlook, to stifle, to neglect, to fall into oblivion...
其次: next, secondly...
政府: government...
惨重: disastrous...
咳嗽: to cough...
香味: fragrance, bouquet, sweet smell...