Three men in a boat (to say nothing of the dog)

It is a most extraordinary thing, but I never read a patent medicine advertisement without being impelled to the conclusion that I am suffering from the particular disease therein dealt with in its most virulent form.

最奇怪的是，我每次读到专利药物广告时，都会不由自主地得出结论，我患有其中描述的那种疾病，而且病情极为严重。

I sat and pondered. I thought what an interesting case I must be from a medical point of view, what an Acquisition I should be to a class!

我坐下来沉思。我想，从医学角度来看，我一定是个多么有趣的病例，对于课堂来说，我该是多么宝贵的实例啊！