162 the compliment accorded to me,这里的accord认识否？！

第162天：“I’m profoundly grateful and touched by the great compliment accorded to me by the authorities of WSU today. It offers me a rare opportunity to talk about the impressive work of the environmental science department here at the University. Our aim is to develop viable and ecologically sustainable methods of farming for third world countries; our ultimate goal is to help eradicate hunger and poverty across the globe. Over a billion people, mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America, live in abject poverty. Agricultural dysfunction is rife within these parts of the world and the result is ecological and social destruction. I have known what it’s like to be profoundly hungry. This is a very personal journey for me… ”
My jaw falls to the floor. What? Christian was hungry once. Holy crap. Well, that explains a great deal. And I recall the interview; he really does want to feed the world. I desperately rack my brains to remember what Kate had written in her article. Adopted at age four, I think. I can’t imagine that Grace starved him, so it must have been before then, as a little boy. I swallow, my heart constricting at the thought of a hungry, gray-eyed toddler. Oh no. What kind of life did he have before the Greys got hold of him and rescued him?
I’m seized by a sense of raw outrage, poor, fucked-up, kinky, philanthropic Christian – though I’m sure he wouldn’t see himself this way and would repel any thoughts of sympathy or pity. Abruptly, everyone bursts into applause and stands. I follow, though I haven’t heard half his speech. He’s doing all of these good works, running a huge company, and chasing me at the same time. It’s overwhelming. I remember the brief snippets of conversations he’s had about Darfur… it all falls into place. Food.
He smiles briefly at the warm applause – even Kate is clapping, then he resumes his seat. He doesn’t look my way, and I’m off-kilter trying to assimilate this new information about him.
(1)I’m profoundly grateful and touched by the great compliment accorded to me by the authorities of WSU today.: If you are accorded a particular kind of treatment, people act towards you or treat you in that way. 赋予；给予；授予 e.g.: The treatment accorded to a United Nations official was little short of insulting. Little short of=At or near the same level of; equivalent to; exemplary of. / If one fact, idea, or condition accords with another, they are in agreement and there is no conflict between them. 相一致；一样
(2)live in abject poverty：abject: You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad. 非常的；极其的；/ If you describe someone as abject, you think they have no courage or respect for themselves. 卑躬屈膝的；自卑的
(3)Agricultural dysfunction is rife within these parts of the world.：If you say that something, usually something bad, is rife in a place or that the place is rife with it, you mean that it is very common. （通常指不好的事情）肆虐的；疯狂的；普遍的 e.g.: The racism is rife under the new administration.
(4)the result is ecological and social destruction. 结果导致和社生态的会严重受损。
(5)that explains a great deal.: 好多问题都清楚了。／一下就明白了。
(6)I can’t imagine that Grace starved him. 不给饭吃；饿着
(7)Greys got hold of him：To successfully make contact and communicate with one. 联系到某人
(8)He would repel any thoughts of sympathy or pity. : to force someone or something to stop moving towards you or attacking you: 阻止
(9)I remember the brief snippets of conversations he’s had about Darfur：snippet: 一小段文章；一小段音乐；一小段对话
(10)it all falls into place：To suddenly make sense. 突然就明白了。突然就说得通了。
(11)then he resumes his seat.：回到座位上。
(12)I’m off-kilter trying to assimilate this new information about him. Off-kilter: Out of equilibrium; not straight, level, or aligned properly; in a state of confusion or chaos. 失衡的；弯曲的；混乱的；困惑的 e.g.: The economy has remained off-kilter in many countries across Europe, even as the global economy has started to recover. ; I felt a bit off-kilter for a while after receiving that blow to the head during football practice. / Not working correctly or properly; out of order; out of w(h)ack. 当机了；坏了；出问题了 e.g.: It sounds like your car's engine is a bit off-kilter. I'd recommend taking it to a mechanic before you go for any long drives.