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句
Britons, an urban people, do not as a rule know much about the ailments of livestock, but foot-and-mouth is an exception. The previous outbreak, in 2001, was disastrous. Government inaction allowed the disease to spread so far that, when steps were at last taken to halt it, large swathes of the country had to be closed off.
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Britons, an urban people, do not as a ruleknow much about the ailmentsof livestock, but foot-and-mouth is an exception.
词
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as a rule
usually, but not always
通常，一般说来
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ailment /?e?lm?nt/
N-COUNT
An ailment is an illness, especially one that is not very serious. 小病，微恙
【同根词】
ailing /?e?l??/
ADJ An ailing organization or society is in difficulty and is becoming weaker. 每况愈下的
e.g.The rise in overseas sales is good news for the ailing American economy.
海外销售的增长对每况愈下的美国经济是一个好消息。
ail /e?l/
V-T If something ails a group or area of activity, it is a problem or source of trouble for that group or for people involved in that activity. 困扰; 使烦恼
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livestock /?la?v?st?k/
N-UNCOUNT-COLL
Animals such as cattle and sheep which are kept on a farm are referred to as livestock. 家畜
【相关词组短语】
livestock breeding /farming畜牧业，畜牧饲养
解
【本句结构】
主语+插入语+谓语宾语+but连接词+另一个简单句
Britons, an urban people, do notas a rule knowmuch aboutthe ailmentsof livestock, butfoot-and-mouthisan exception.
英国人（城市居民）并不清楚这种疾病，但是他们对手足口病很熟悉。
译
一般来说，英国的城市居民对牲畜的疾病知之甚少，但手足口病是个例外。
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The previous outbreak, in 2001, was disastrous.
本句在文章逻辑上起到承上启下，引出示例的作用。
前一句，是对整体情况的概括，后一句，是对具体示例的引出。是相当成熟易学的写作思路了。
译
2001年，该疾病的大规模爆发造成灾难性的结果。
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Government inaction allowed the disease to spread so far that, when steps were at last taken to haltit, large swathesof the country had to be closed off.
词
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halt /h??lt/
V-T/V-I
①When a person or a vehicle halts or when something halts them, they stop moving in the direction they were going and stand still. 使停住; 停住
②When something such as growth, development, or activity halts or when you halt it, it stops completely. 使完全停止; 完全停止
【相关词组短语】
①If someone calls a halt tosomething such as an activity, they decide not to continue with it or to end it immediately. 决定停止
②If someone or something comes to a halt, they stop moving. 停止移动
③If something such as growth, development, or activity comesor grinds to a haltor is brought to a halt, it stops completely. 完全停止
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swathe /swe?ð/
N-COUNT
A swathe of land is a long strip of land. (土地的)一长条; 一长片 [usu N 'of' n]
e.g.Year by year great swathes of this small nation's countryside disappear.
这个小国家的乡村面积正逐年成片地大量消失。
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lose off 封锁；使隔绝
解
【本句结构】
主句，包含so..that结构，that包含一个when从句
Government inactionallowedthe diseaseto spreadso farthat, whensteps were at last taken to halt it, large swathes of the countryhad to beclosed off.
译
政府的不作为导致了该疾病的大范围传播。等政府最终采取措施控制该疾病时，国家的大部分地区都已经采取隔离措施。
评
谢谢这位同学的坚持！两个问题：
①同学译文中的“系统地”从何而来？我姑且认为是对as a rule的翻译。查了字典，可以知道这个短语表达“通常，一般说来”之意。
不要以为这个单词简单你都认识，只要是翻译翻不顺的词，都是没吃透的词。
②close off显然也没有去查字典。
练习的时候一定要严谨，这样在考试中才会轻松。
完整译文
Britons, an urban people, do not as a rule know much about the ailments of livestock, but foot-and-mouth is an exception. The previous outbreak, in 2001, was disastrous. Government inaction allowed the disease to spread so far that, when steps were at last taken to halt it, large swathes of the country had to be closed off.
一般来说，英国的城市居民对牲畜的疾病知之甚少，但手足口病是个例外。
2001年，该疾病的大规模爆发造成灾难性的结果。
政府的不作为导致了该疾病的大范围传播。等政府最终采取措施控制该疾病时，国家的大部分地区都已经采取隔离措施。
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