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汉译英由于玛蒂尔达的学校里有学生患白喉，而且已经有两个孩子死去，医生到奥尔逊家后首先要检查玛蒂尔达的喉咙。
【正确答案】：

THERE HAD BEEN A NUMBER OF CASES OF DIPHTHERIA IN MATILDA’S SCHOOL AND TWO OF THEM HAD BEEN DEAD. WHEN THE DOCTOR ARRIVED AT OLSON’S HOME, HE WANTED TO EXAMINE MATILDA’S THROAT FIRST. 

【题目解析】：考点：玛蒂尔达的学校：Matilda’s school；首先：first；检查：examine。句子结构：There be句型+时间状语从句，There be的过去完成时形式：There had been；when引导的时间状语从句，主句从句都用的是过去时态。