When he was only a six-year-old boy, an explosion all but destroyed his hands. Though his left thumb could not be saved, after hours of painful surgery, his fingers were reattached.

当他还是一个六岁男孩儿时，一次爆炸事故炸烂了他的双手，经过几个小时艰难的手术，虽然左手拇指没有保住，但其它的手指都重新接好了。

Yeltsin had never fully recovered his strength and stamina after his heart surgery, and he believed Putin was ready to succeed him and able to put in the long hours the job required.

自从做了心脏手术，叶利钦就没能完全恢复体力和精力。他相信普京已做好接替他的准备，并能够长时间投入工作中，那是这份工作所需要的。

Nearly eight hours after surgery, he remained in a deep coma.

已经术后八小时了，他依然处在深度昏迷中。