当时在殖民地,精通内外科医术的人尚不多见.Skilful men, of the medical and chirurgical profession , were of rare occurrence in the colony.即使仅仅出于医术的缘故, 我也要穷根究底!Were it only for the art's sake, I must search this matter to the bottom!...

“医术的”的英语可以翻译为：iatric ...