We can read of things that happened 5,000 years ago in the Near East,

我们从书籍中可读到5，000 年前近东发生的事情，

A French physician decided to get rid of the wild rabbits on his own estate and introduced myxomatosis.

一位法国内科医生决定除掉自己庄园内的野兔子，于是引进了这种多发性粘液瘤疾病。

Speculations about is nature have been going on for literally thousands of years,

人们对睡眠作用的种种猜测，确实有数千年之久。

The great advantage of taking medicine is that it makes no demands on the taker beyond that of putting up for a moment with a disgusting taste,

对服药人别无其他要求，除了暂时忍受一下令人作呕的味道外，

but at this age the likelihood of death is least.

但在这个年龄死亡的可能性最小。

no judgment from outside which can replace the judgment from within.

任何局外人的判断也比不上他自己内心的正确判断。