Cirrhosis is a serious disease of the liver. Over a long time, healthy liver tissue is replaced by hard scar tissue, so the liver cannot do its work well — cleaning the blood, making things the body needs, storing energy.

Cirrhosis is a serious disease of the livercirrhosis肝硬化是一種嚴重的肝臟疾病 Over a long time經過長時間 healthy liver tissue is replaced by hard scar tissue健康的肝臟組織會被堅硬的疤痕組織取代 so the liver cannot do its work well讓肝臟無法好好做它的工作 cleaning the blood, making things the body needs, storing energy清理血液、製造身體需要的物質、儲存能量

School books often say it comes from drinking too much alcohol, and that is one important cause. Though actually it is not the only road there. A long fight with hepatitis B or C, or a liver that has stored too much fat for years, can also lead to cirrhosis, even in people who drink little or not at all.

School books often say it comes from drinking too much alcohol學校課本常常說它是喝太多酒造成的 and that is one important cause那確實是一個重要的原因 Though actually it is not the only road there不過其實那不是唯一的路 A long fight with hepatitis B or C長期和B型或C型肝炎對抗 or a liver that has stored too much fat for years或是肝臟囤積太多脂肪好幾年 can also lead to cirrhosis也可能導致cirrhosis even in people who drink little or not at all即使是很少喝酒或完全不喝酒的人也一樣

Early on, a person may feel almost fine; later the skin and eyes can look yellow, the belly can fill with fluid, and bruises come easily.

Early on, a person may feel almost fine早期，患者可能幾乎沒有感覺 later the skin and eyes can look yellow到後來，皮膚和眼睛可能變黃 the belly can fill with fluid肚子可能積水 and bruises come easily也容易瘀青

Doctors cannot simply take the scars away. They try to stop the damage getting worse, and to treat whatever is driving it.

Doctors cannot simply take the scars away醫生沒辦法直接把疤痕組織拿掉 They try to stop the damage getting worse他們會設法阻止傷害繼續惡化 and to treat whatever is driving it並治療背後造成問題的原因

It is a medical word, used by doctors and in health news, not a casual word for “drinks too much.”

It is a medical word這是個醫學用字 used by doctors and in health news醫生和健康新聞裡會用 not a casual word for "drinks too much."不是用來隨口說喝太多的字