Question

求教两句句英语翻译

1.To compound its low status in the medical hierarchy, travel medicine has to rely on statistics that are patchy at best. （这句话该怎么翻译比较好呢？后面这个懂）in most cases, we just don't know how many Britons(英国人) contract diseases when abroad.
2.Renovating old houses can be very lucrative , although a lot of capital is needed upfront.（这里的lucrative该怎么翻译比教好呢？ 还有后面的capital，是资金么）

Answer 1

1.To compound its low status in the medical hierarchy, travel medicine has to rely on statistics that are patchy at best.
旅行医学在医疗体系中的地位低下，但更糟的是，其所依赖的统计资料充其量也只能算是零碎散落的。

2.Renovating old houses can be very lucrative , although a lot of capital is needed upfront
尽管前期投入所需的资金庞大，但旧房翻新改造所赚取的利润是很可观的。

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Answer 2

1.复合，其地位低的医疗体系，旅行医学依靠统计，片状最好。在大多数情况下，我们只是不知道有多少英国人合同当外疾病。 Britons是英国人。
2.
翻新旧房子。可以非常有利可图的，虽然很多资本需要预付.lucrative有利的 capital is needed 资本