掉队: to fall behind, to drop out...
苗: sprout...
抛: to throw, to toss, to fling, to cast, to abandon...
聘: to engage (a teacher etc), to hire, to betroth, betrothal gift, to get married (of woman)...
衣食住行: clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs...
包子: steamed stuffed bun...
莫过于: nothing can surpass...
紧凑: compact, terse, tight (schedule)...
征求: to solicit, to seek, to request (opinions, feedback etc), to petition...
休假: to take a vacation, to go on holiday...
