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》

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  by your outward success in life,
  也能看到一种预见
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  whether you were the elect or not,
  你是不是被选出来的
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  was visible by your worldly wealth,
  由你在物质财富而见
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  then beggars,
  因而 乞丐
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  by their poverty and misfortunes,
  由于他们的贫穷和不幸
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  were seen as having already received a first installment
  人们便认为他们已经为他们秘密的罪行
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  of the punishment they deserved for their secret sins.
  而受到了惩罚
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  So, towns throughout Europe
  因此 整个欧洲的小镇
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  closed themselves to outsiders,
  都不对外人开放
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  and inside the towns
  并且在镇子里
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  undesirables might be rounded up and expelled.
  不受欢迎的人会遭围捕和驱逐
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  Or worse still,
  更糟糕的是