Beside him there was a mild and small and ill-looking woman of about fifty.

他旁边有一个温柔敦厚，小个子，年纪五十光景而满面病容的女人。

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Families in poor countries are much more likely than in the West to spend their savings looking after a chronically ill relative, or to pull children out of school to act as nursemaids.

相对于西方国家，贫穷国家的家庭更可能把他们的积蓄花在患有慢性病的亲属身上，或者迫使小孩失学来照顾患者。

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In the hospital, where their family member lay gravely ill, the relatives gathered in the waiting room. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber.

家属全部聚集在医院的等候室，守着他们病重的家人。最后，医生带着疲倦而严峻的面容出现了。

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