UPHILL BATTLE: a difficult effort. Finding a job when you’re older can be an uphill battle—employers like to hire younger people.

Willy-nilly 乱七八糟，毫无章法

太阳磁场测量 magnetic field measurements of the sun

Thereby hangs a tale 说来话长

The royal treatment 皇家待遇

Gathering dust 闲置不用

Easier said than done 说来容易做来难

The plot thickens 情况愈发扑朔迷离

Scrub up well 好好打扮一番

收礼时的客套话 You shouldn’t have