I chose a very inconvenient time to fall ill.”

我生病真生得不是时候。”

However, not long after the discovery, people in Carter's team began to fall ill and die.

然而，墓穴发现不久之后，卡特队伍中的人就开始生病、死亡。

Smoke filled the tunnel and cars of a D.C. metro train prompting riders to fall ill with smoke inhalation.

浓烟充斥了轨道以及华盛顿地铁车厢，乘客因吸入浓烟而患病。

Police in Britain are trying to identify the substance that caused the Russian former double agent to fall critically ill.

英国警方正在试图确认导致俄罗斯前双重间谍生命垂危的物质为何物。

In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny disposition were less likely to fall ill.

在一项实验中，研究人员让一群身体健康的志愿者去接触感冒病毒或流感病毒，结果发现，性格开朗的人患病的几率较小。

The marriage celebration turned to tragedy  when the entourage arrived in Bordeaux. Slowly, people around her started to fall  ill, and finally, she did as well.

当随行人员抵达波尔多时， 婚礼庆典变成了悲剧。慢慢地，她周围的人开始生病， 最后，她也生病了。

For example, having a chronic condition like lung disease or cancer can make you more susceptible to falling seriously ill or dying when catching an infectious disease like the flu.

例如，患有肺病或癌症等慢性疾病会使你在感染流感等传染病时更容易患重病或死亡。

This is why people who are profoundly cold for long periods of time tend to fall ill—their bodies are burning calories to stay warm that might otherwise have been used to fuel their defence.

这就是为什么长时间处于极度寒冷的人容易生病的原因——他们的身体正在燃烧卡路里以保持温暖，否则这些卡路里可能会被用来增强防御能力。