来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病 第10集 第10集》
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which had a sudden onset, without warning.即没有任何预兆的突然发病 -
This was part of the social tensions这属于霍乱引发的 -
that were generated by cholera.社会学说的一部分 -
In other words, you could be seized suddenly换言之 你可能会在公众场合 -
with this dreadful disease out in a public place--遭受这种可怕的疾病 -
on a tram, in a marketplace, in the streets itself--在电车上 在集市上 在街上 -
where you would fall down and start writhing,也许你会突然倒下然后开始挣扎 -
vomiting and excreting rice-water stools.呕吐 以及排泄米泔水样便 -
This was part of the high drama of the disease.这是这种病的戏剧性病症之一 -
And the algid state would last,如果你在这期间能够幸存下来 -
if you survived, normally from eight to twenty-four hours.那么寒冷期通常会持续八到二十四小时 -
As a patient, you would lose--作为病患