宿疾

fēng shī bìng shì tā men jiā de sù jí

风湿病是他们家的宿疾。

Rheumatism was an old infirmity in his family.

hūn àn de sì bì kàn qǐ lai fú zhǒng dài zhe niǔ yuē lǎo fáng zi de sù jí

昏暗的四壁看起来浮肿，带着纽约老房子的宿疾。

The dark walls seemed swollen with the disease of old buildings in New York.