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1.他不知道病的起因。
2.他的病是慢慢地发作的。
3.他上腹部突然痛起来。
4.他的病，是在住院前3星期开始的。
5.约在7个月前，他第一次发觉，吞东西不如以前顺利。
6.3天前他开始咳嗽，一直继续到现在。
7.从去年8月，他开始有食欲不振，体重减轻和发烧的症状。
8.他的症状是喉痛和无力。
9.他的消化系统，完全无症状。
10.他的老病---风湿症，又发了。
11.3天前，他的病开始好转。
12.昨天他的病更加恶化。
1.
a)He does not know why he got sick.
b)He does not know the cause of his disease.
c)He has no inkling of the cause of his disease.
2.
a)The onset of his disease is gradual.
b)His disease is gradual(insidious) in onset.
c)His disease occurred(commenced) gradually.
3.
a)He had (suffered from) a sudden epigastric pain.
b)An acute(abrupt) pain was felt in his upper abdomen.
c)He experienced a sudden attack of epigastralgia.
4.
a)His illness was first noted 3 weeks prior to admission.
b)His illness began(started; occurred) 3 weeks P.T.A.
c)He dated the onset of his illness 3 weeks P.T.A.
5.
a)About seven months ago, he first(initially) noticed (noted; perceived; found) that he
could not swallow as smoothly as before( usual).
b)Approximately seven months ago, he found for the first time that he had difficulty in swallowing.
c)For the first time he was aware(cognizant) of dysphagia about seven months ago.
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a)He began to have cough 3 days ago and it has continued since then.
b)His cough which started 3 days ago has persisted up to the present.
c)Three days ago he developed a cough (began or started coughing) and it has lasted until today.
7.
a)His disease began last Aug. with loss of appetite, loss of weight and fever.
b)His illness started in Aug. last year with anorexia, loss of weight and fever.
c)The symptoms of anorexia, weight loss and fever began last Aug.
8.
a)The characteristics of his disease are sore throat and weakness.
b)Sore throat and weakness are the peculiarities of his disease.
c)His disease is characterized by sore throat and weakness.
9.
a)He was entirely free of digestive system.
b)Absolutely no abnormality was found in his digestive system.
c)There was absolutely no symptom referable to his digestive system.
d)In reference to digestive system he was quite asymptomatic.
10.
a)He had a recurrence (a relapse; another attack) of his old rheumatism.
b)His old rheumatism occurred again.
c)Rheumatism, his old complaint ( fault), recurred.
11.
a)His condition began to improve 3 days ago.
b)Three days ago his condition began to make favorable progress.
c)His condition turned (changed) for the better 3 days ago.
12.
a)His condition(disease) became(got) worse yesterday.
b)His condition took a serious turn yesterday.
c)His condition took a turn for the worse yesterday.
