卖: to sell, to betray, to spare no effort, to show off or flaunt...
加上: plus, to put in, to add, to add on, to add into, in addition, on top of that...
钢铁: steel...
前线: front line, military front, workface, cutting edge...
皮球: ball (made of rubber, leather etc)...
辜负: to fail to live up (to expectations), unworthy (of trust), to let down, to betray (hopes), to disappoint...
尝: taste; sample; try the flavour (of); savour...
官吏: bureaucrat, official...
追问: to question closely, to investigate in detail, to examine minutely, to get to the heart of the matter...
把: (a measure word)...
