高于: greater than, to exceed...
晶莹: sparkling and translucent...
削弱: to weaken, to impair, to cripple...
细菌: bacterium, germ...
因此: thus, consequently, as a result...
堪称: can be rated as, can be said to be...
不通: to be obstructed, to be blocked up, to be impassable, to make no sense, to be illogical...
奖学金: scholarship...
稠: dense, crowded, thick, many...
要好: to be on good terms, to be close friends, striving for self-improvement...