Tanya: Some of our patients are seriously afflicted, so much so, that it was almost impossible for me to achieve good improvement.
谭雅：我们的一些病人病情严重，所以，对我来说取得良好的疗效是几乎不可能。The patient's own picture of what they suffer from is usually the least reliable datum for a diagnosis.
病人对自己病情的描述往往是最不可靠的诊断依据。The doctor was in a dilemma as to whether to tell the patient the truth about his condition or not.
医生进退两难，不知道是否该把病人的真实病情告诉他。His mother spent the critical days after his beating trying to enlist reluctant doctors to help her son.
在他被打之后病情危急的那些天，他母亲试图找医生救救儿子，但没人愿意。Doctors soon gave him the had news: he had ALS, it would only get worse, and there was no cure. Hawking was overwhelmed.
很快，医生告诉他这个坏消息：他得的是ALS病，而且病情只会越来越糟，却无法治愈。霍金不知所措。Such a policy could "blunt" a spike of cases, reducing pressure on health resources, he said.
他说这样的政策可以降低病情，减轻卫生资源的压力。But after a few hours, the illness has subsided although doctors have been unable to identify the cause of his symptoms.
但几小时后，他的病情有所缓解，不过医生们一直未能确定病因。Health authorities have pointed out that this swine flu strain has never been seen. That may have a lot to do with the deaths, Markel said.
健康机构指出，猪流感病情以前从来没有见过，Markel说：这可能会导致大量死亡。Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity.
尽管她的病情影响她的视力，迫使她从舞台上退出，她拒绝自弃。