"The public is warned that an epidemic disease is

"公众被告知有一种传染病正在
"raging among the girls of the opera,

"歌剧院的女演员间传播开来
"that has begun to reach the ladies of the court

"并开始殃及贵族夫人
"and that has been communicated to their lackeys.

"及其随从
"This disease elongates the face, destroys the complexion,

"这种病导致脸部拉长面色憔悴
"reduces the weight, and causes horrible ravages where it becomes situated.

"体重减轻并四处肆虐
"There are ladies without teeth, others without eyebrows,

"有些女士牙齿掉光还有些眉毛脱落
"and some are now completely paralyzed."

"还有一些人已经全身瘫痪了"
People want to know what it is.

人们想知道这是什么病
It's obviously a venereal disease.

显然这是种性病
He's obviously exaggerating the--who knows?

他明显夸大了——谁知道呢
I don't know--but the results of such a malady.

我不知道——这个病的后果