科普: popular science, popularization of science, abbr. of...
小麦: wheat...
表格: form, table...
睡袋: sleeping bag...
得知: to find out, to learn of...
任命: to appoint, (job) appointment...
彩色: color, multi-colored...
进展: to make headway, to make progress...
过于: too much, excessively...
蜡: candle, wax...