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The inescapable conclusion was that the pestilence was laid on mankind as a chastisement for its manifold sins.

最后无法避免的结论就是 这场瘟疫是对人类 无尽罪孽的惩罚

Lewd necklines, lascivious dancing and shameless adultery had brought on the plague.

是下流的领口 淫荡的舞蹈 无耻的通奸 引来了这场瘟疫

It would end when the world was contrite,but it never seemed contrite enough.

如果世人能诚心忏悔 瘟疫自会结束 但忏悔似乎永远不够

In the meantime, the country was laid waste.Farms were abandoned, whole villages deserted.

在此期间 整个国家满目创痍 良田荒芜 村庄尽弃

The accounts for the Bishop of Winchester's lands at Farnham in Surrey

给萨里郡法纳姆的温彻斯特地区 主教的卷宗

tell the story of a rural society in shock.

诉说了一场骇人的乡村疫情

In the first year of the Black Death, 52 households a third of the villagers - were wiped out,

在黑死病的第一年 有52户人家 即三分之一的村民遇难

given the mark "Defectus per pestilentum".

故卷宗上标注了"重灾区"的标识

The Farnham rolls put names to the numbers,names like Matilda Stikker.

在法纳姆卷上 数字后面还附了名字 比如马蒂尔达·斯蒂克

She died, together with her entire family.

她死了 全家无一幸免

Or a servant girl, Matilda Talvin,who saw her master and his entire household succumb to the plague.

或者一个女仆 马蒂尔达·塔尔文 亲眼看着她的主人 及其整个家庭向瘟疫俯首称臣

By the time it ebbed away in 1350,1,300 had died in Farnham.

待到1350年瘟疫消退时 法纳姆死了1300人

词汇解析

1、conclusion

结论;推论

Over the years I've come to the conclusion that she's a very great musician.

这些年来，我得出的结论是她是一位非常伟大的音乐家。

I have tried to give some idea of how I feel other people will no doubt draw their own conclusions.

我试着说了一些我的感受，其他人无疑会有他们自己的结论。

必然会发生的事;事先料定的结局

It was a foregone conclusion that I would end up in the same business as him.

早已注定我最终会和他干同一行。

The championship result was almost a foregone conclusion.

锦标赛的结果差不多在意料之中。

最后;总而言之

In conclusion, walking is a cheap, safe, enjoyable and readily available form of exercise.

总而言之，散步是一种廉价、安全、愉快的锻炼方式，而且随时随地都可以进行。

2、abandon

离弃；遗弃；抛弃

He claimed that his parents had abandoned him.

他声称父母遗弃了他。

The road is strewn with abandoned vehicles.

道路上满是弃置的车辆。

中途放弃，中止（活动、工作等）

The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food.

当局中止了分发食物的尝试。

The scheme's investors, fearful of bankruptcy, decided to abandon the project.

因为担心破产，该计划的投资者决定放弃这个项目。

放任；放纵

He has spent money with gay abandon.

他肆意挥霍钱财。

Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.

他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。