来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病第4集第4集》

of God's anger and punishment for sin.

上帝的愤怒和罪的惩罚的概念
In other words, the contamination,

换句话说很多人认为
it was thought by many people,

污染物的产生
could have moral causes,

存在道德上的原因
which had stirred the divine wrath.

即因为激起了神的愤怒
So, a vigilant community might well try to identify

一个警醒的社会可能也试着鉴别并
and cast out those who were morally responsible

驱逐那些在道德上对
for the calamity.

灾难有责任的人
Sin could be the abuse of food and drink;

罪可以源自于暴饮暴食
excessive sleep and idleness;

过度睡眠和懒惰
immoderate, unnatural or sinful sex;

无节制的不自然的或是有罪的性爱
or blasphemous religious practices and beliefs.

或是亵渎神明的宗教行为和信仰