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心脏病, 英文的说法是heart disease还是heart illness呢？对了, 当然是heart disease。谈到具体疾病的名称时用disease, illness则是身体处于疼痛状态说明病名时使用。轻微的病可以说slight illness, 也可以说slight ailment。 Disease 会引起很多种symptom症状。比如说

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AS IT IS 2016-01-29 Thailand Reports Second MERS Case 泰国报道第二起MERS病例 Thailands Public Health Ministry says the country has a second case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. A public health official said Sunday that a 71-yea

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VOA常速英语2015--韩国向游客提供MERS保险

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Unfortunately, theres no quick and easy way to dry up a toddlers runny nose. Although anti-histamines may stop the drainage, they can also clog up the nose and keep the mucus from draining away germs. A runny nose can become a sign of a more serious