倾诉: to say everything (that is on one's mind)...
资本主义: capitalism...
瓜: melon, gourd, squash...
习俗: custom, tradition, local tradition, convention...
清凉: cool, refreshing, (of clothing) skimpy, revealing...
可歌可泣: you can sing or you can cry (idiom); deeply moving, happy and sad, inspiring and tragic...
探亲: to go home to visit one's family...
患: to suffer (from illness), to contract (a disease), misfortune, trouble, danger, worry...
消化: to digest, digestion, digestive...
秘书: secretary...