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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Here's a picture of the event I want to tell you about,这张图片描述了我要说的事件 -
as described by Manzoni,由曼佐尼作为 -
acting as a historian.一个历史学家用文字描述 -
The city of Milan in 1630 was at war with Spain,米兰城在1630年正和西班牙开战 -
and to their misfortune,不幸的是 -
four hapless Spaniards were found in the city,四个倒霉的西班牙人在米兰城被发现 -
just as plague was breaking out,同时瘟疫便爆发了 -
and they were accused of starting it他们被指控是罪魁祸首 -
by spreading poisonous ointment指控称他们通过城里的房门 -
on the doors of the houses of the city.传播有毒的药膏 -
Under torture,在严刑拷问下 -
they confessed to the crime他们承认了这个罪名