弱势: vulnerable, weak...
乡亲: fellow countryman (from the same village), local people, villager, the folks back home...
承载: to bear the weight, to sustain...
周期: period, cycle...
享有: to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)...
触摸: to touch...
月份: month...
知识: knowledge, intellectual...
饺子: dumpling, pot-sticker...
当晚: the same evening...