他沒有跟他們叫板的資本:He has no bargaining power over them.
He acted in good faith to help her: 他好心好意想幫她。
outpost:前哨
What he said is incongruous:他說的風馬牛不相及
難以釋懷的:haunting(hatred)
爭分奪妙地幹:working round the clock
Once it is sea-ready:一旦(輪船)可以出海了
marine sanctuary:海上自然保護區
vulnerably housed people:住房條件很差的人
靠吃救濟過日子:Living on the breadline