来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病第9集第9集》

in Cambridge, Mass.

马萨诸塞州剑桥镇上的地方(指哈佛)
And having finished his degree in 1911,

1911年拿到学位以后
as a newly minted Bachelor of Arts,

作为一个一名新生的文科学士
he was planning a grand tour,

他在计划做一次伟大的旅行
which was going to take in Italy.

要去意大利
And Italy had this was the fiftieth anniversary

这时候正好意大利在举行
of Italian unification,

统一五十周年庆祝
and there was a major fair

其中有有一个大博览会
with a grand U.S. pavilion,

里面有个庞大的美国馆
and Johnny was planning to visit;

强尼打算去拜访
until, that is, he got a letter from his friend,

直到他接到一个朋友的来信
the U.S. Surgeon General,

也就是美国首席外科医生