but by broad social and economic improvements.

必须用广泛的社会经济的改善去消除
Malaria itself had been a European disease,

疟疾本身是欧洲疾病
as you know, bubonic plague and cholera also.

如你所知还有鼠疫和霍乱
And then tropical medicine was clearly an instrument

热带医学显然成为了文化和意识形态
of cultural and ideological hegemony.

霸权的工具
It was a justification and rationale for colonialism.

这是为殖民主义做出的解释和辩护
Europeans felt that they had health and civilization to offer,

欧洲人认为他们所提供的健康的文明
and that medicine was a means of winning acceptance

以及医药是赢得对殖民的支持
of the colonial presence.

的一种手段
So, tropical medicine provided a narrative of European progress,

因此热带医学促使欧洲的进步
rationality and civilization

理性和文明
overcoming ignorance, superstition,

扫除了愚昧和迷信