A：We've kept the disease in check for a year now.
迄今为止，我们控制这种疾病已有一年了。
B：Have you found a way to cure it?
你们找到治疗的方法了吗？
check /t?ek/ n. 抑制；阻止
cure /kj??(r)/ v. 治愈，治好
■ keep…in check 意为“控制……；抑制……”例如：You must learn to keep your emotions in check. （你必须学会控制自己的感情。）
医治……的疾病 heal…of disease
A：A doctor's sacred duty is to heal the sick of disease.
医生的神圣职责就是医治患者的疾病。
B：I can't agree more.