一阵咳嗽 meaning in English

a spell of coughing

A coughing fit racked her whole body .
她一阵咳嗽全身都十分难受。
The old man is choked by another fit of coughing .
老人又是一阵咳嗽，喘不过气来。
A fit of coughing could be heard from the inner room
能听见从里屋传来一阵咳嗽声。
While i tried to devour my tears , a fit of coughing seized helen ; it did not , however , wake the nurse ; when it was over , she lay some minutes exhausted ; then she whispered -
我竭力咽下眼泪，这时海伦一阵咳嗽，不过没有吵醒护士。咳完以后，她精疲力尽地躺了几分钟，随后轻声说：
He told his wife the same story , and she seemed to believe him ; but one night , while leaning on his shoulder , in the act of saying she thought she should be able to get up tomorrow , a fit of coughing took her - a very slight one - he raised her in his arms ; she put her two hands about his neck , her face changed , and she was dead
他也跟妻子说同样的话，而她好像也信了他。可是一天夜里，她正靠在丈夫的肩上，正说着她想明天可以起来了，一阵咳嗽呛住了她的话极轻微的一阵咳嗽他把她抱起来。她用双手搂着恩萧的脖子，脸色一变，她就死了。