揭: to take the lid off, to expose, to unmask...
领取: to receive, to draw, to get...
学历: educational background, academic qualifications...
半数: half the number, half...
其间: in between, within that interval, in the meantime...
归结: to sum up, to conclude, in a nutshell, the end (of a story)...
尽力: to strive one's hardest, to spare no effort...
同: like, same, similar, together, alike, with...
同等: equal to, having the same social class or status...
焚烧: to burn, to set on fire...
