He had grown fatter, his varicose ulcer had subsided, leaving only a brown stain on the skin above his ankle, his fits of coughing in the early morning had stopped.

• 他胖了起来，静脉曲张开始消褪，只是脚脖子的皮肤上还剩了块褐斑，早晨的咳嗽也好了。