驾驶: to pilot (ship, airplane etc), to drive...
籍贯: one's native place, place of ancestry, registered birthplace...
清澈: clear, limpid...
说情: to intercede, to plead for sb else...
事务所: office, firm...
谈起: to mention, to speak of, to talk about...
妹妹: younger sister...
选拔: to select the best...
逃亡: to flee, flight (from danger), fugitive...
特例: special case, isolated example...