He did not even understand the meaning of the subterfuge. Dr. Alirio Noguera had arrived in Macondo a few yearsbefore with a medicine chest of tasteless pills and a medical motto that convinced no one: One nail draws another.

他甚至不明白托词的含义。几年前，阿里里奥·诺格拉 (Alirio Noguera) 医生带着一箱无味的药片和一句无人能信服的医学格言来到马孔多：一颗钉子吸引另一颗钉子。