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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  Another way to propitiate--I said professions.
  另一个平息神的怒气的方式 我指职业
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  Well, one of the mysterious movements of the plague years,
  是在瘟疫年代最神秘的运动
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  in the early time of the third pandemic,
  它发生在第三场流行病的早期
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  was a mass movement known as the flagellants.
  叫做苦修者
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  Here the adherents vowed to devote themselves
  这些追随者发誓效忠
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  for a month to mass pilgrimage and repentance.
  并坚持一个月的大型朝圣和忏悔
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  They carried the cross.
  他们佩戴十字架
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  They prayed.
  祷告
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  They listened to preachers,
  聆听布道者
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  and they underwent public whipping
  经受大众的鞭笞
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  and indeed self-flagellation,
  当然还有自罚
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  in order to satisfy God's anger.
  这些都是为了平息上帝的愤怒