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be explained by a severe long-term allergic reaction.

都可以用长期严重过敏来解释

Well, that's what Cameron said in the beginning.

正如卡梅隆当初说的

Yes. She did.

没错 她是说过

Well done.

做得好

But your unwillingness to stick by your diagnosis

但你不能坚持自己的诊断

almost killed this woman.

差点害死了这个女人

Take a lesson from Foreman

多向福曼学学

and stand up for what you believe.

如何坚持己见

Okay. Let's go figure out how to save a nun.

好了 让我们想想怎么救这个修女吧

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

做也不对 不做也不对

'Cause it's been untreated for so long

因为太久没有治疗

it's gone from a simple watery eyes

这过敏从流眼泪

scratchy throat allergy

喉咙痒

to a whopping I'm-gonna-kick-your-ass allergy.

恶化到了能置人于死地的程度

Compromising her immune system

威胁到了她的免疫系统

diminishing her ability to heal

让她无法自愈

and breaking down her organ systems.

还损害了她的很多器官

So what's the source?

那过敏原是什么

The dish soap.

清洁皂

No, symptoms persisted days

不 她好几天没洗碗了

after the dish washing episode.

症状还是没好转

It's gotta be something she's been exposed to here

应该是她在医院

in the hospital, as well as the monastery.

和修道院都能接触到的东西

Well, what about the tea?

会不会是那个茶

It caused her arrhythmia.

是它导致了心律不齐

Aah, could be, but it's not definitive.

有可能 但不能确定

We'll skin test for allergies.

我们可以做皮肤测试

Not yet, she's too reactive.

暂时不行 她的过敏反应太强烈了

She'll test positive to everything.

所有东西都会呈阳性反应

We need to stabilize her

我们得先让她稳定下来

isolate her from all possible allergens

把她和所有可能的过敏原隔离

and give her system a rest.

让她的免疫系统休息一会

Get her in the clean room.

把她搬到洁净室

Okay, then we'll gradually

行 然后让她依次接触

introduce allergens to see how she responds.

可能的过敏原 看她的反应如何

When she reacts to something

当她对某样东西过敏的时候

we'll know that's what's killing her.

我们就知道罪魁祸首究竟是什么了

There you go. No television, no books.

好了 没有电视 也没有书

Not even my Bible?

连圣经也不行吗

I'm afraid not.

恐怕不行

This room has filtered air, filtered water.

这个房间里的空气和水都是过滤了的

You even have silk sheets.

连床单都是丝绸的

Very decadent and hypoallergenic.

不会引起过敏的被单

You should be feeling better here.

你在这里会好起来的

We'll be back to check on you in a little while.

我们过一会回来复查

Can the other sisters come in and pray with me?

其它的修女们能进来和我一起祈祷吗

It'd be better if you don't have any visitors.

最好不要有任何的拜访者

Once we isolate what's causing your allergy

一旦隔绝了你的过敏原

then we can be a little more relax.

我们大家都可以放松了

I-I can pray with you.

我可以和你一起祈祷

I don't want to die.

我不想死

——From《House M.D》

重点词汇（Vocabulary）

1. stand up for 支持，坚持；拥护2. scratchy [ˈskrætʃi] adj.刺痒的3. whopping [ˈwɑːpɪŋ] adj. 巨大的；天大的；异常的4.compromise ['kɑ:mprəmaɪz] n. 折中，妥协5. diminish [dɪˈmɪnɪʃ] v. 减弱，降低，减少；贬低，轻视6. arrhythmia [əˈrɪðmiːə] n. 心律不齐，[内科] 心律失常7. allergen [ˈælərdʒən] n. [医] 过敏原8. decadent [ˈdekədənt] adj. 堕落的，颓废的，贪图享乐的；极其令人满意的，十分享受的9.hypoallergenic [,haɪpoʊ,ælər'dʒenɪk] adj.低过敏性的

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