He wanted to see whether there was something common

他想看看这些地方
to the geographic area that might explain

有什么共同点可以来解释
why the disease was occurring

这个病集中发生在
in greater concentrations some places than others.

某些地方的原因
He found that a lot of the deaths were occurring

他发现很多死亡病例都发生在
nearing a particular pump called the Broad Street Pump.

百特街水泵的附近
It took him a lot of effort, and a considerable amount of time,

他花了巨大的时间和精力
to persuade authorities that this might be a water-borne disease

使政府相信疾病可能是通过水源传播
and that this particular pump

而这个水泵
might be one of the main sources of the disease.

可能就是主要病源之一
In September of 1854, he convinced the community leaders

1854年的九月他说服社区领导
to remove the handle of the Broad Street Pump

移除百特街水泵的手柄