The ancient Greeks knew its consumptive effects as phthisis; the Incans called it chaky oncay; and the English called it tuberculosis.
古希腊人将这一肺病称为 “痨”;印加人将其称为 “痨瘵”,英国人称之为“肺结核”。
托尔斯泰传
Tolstoy was absent at the time, suffering from overwork; fearing that he was attacked by phthisis.
托尔斯泰当时不在, 因过度劳累而痛苦; 担心他感染了肺结核。
潘潘
One night, the phosphorescence frightened the phthisis.
一个晚上,病人被磷光吓倒了。
潘潘
On the phthisis's birthday, the phthisis received a photograph with some greeting phrases.
在病人的生日,病人收到一张写有祝福短语的照片。
潘潘
He knew the phthisis liked photography thus he bought a camera equipped with a photoflash.
他知道病人喜欢摄影,他就买了一台装备了闪光灯的照相机。
潘潘
He taught the phthisis phonetics so the latter could sing songs as well as a phonograph.
他教肺结核病人语音学,因此后者能唱歌唱得如留声机一样动听。
托尔斯泰传
In 1862 the fear of phthisis induced him to undergo a Koumiss cure at Samara, where he lived with the Bachkirs, and after 1870 he returned thither almost yearly.