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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Now, these weren't a school of painting,这里有一些油画 -
or an artistic style,或者艺术风格 -
they were the iconography.它们运用了肖像画法 -
They were themes that painters depicted.瘟疫是画家描绘的主题 -
And it may also be that portraying the disease in this way通过这种方式来描绘疾病 -
was a kind of exorcism of the mysterious scourge,是一种神秘的驱魔法 -
and this was a powerful reminder同时这也是一个强大的暗示 -
of the transience of all things.暗示所有的事物都是短暂无常的 -
There were also popular superstitions in these days.它们还是当时非常流行的迷信 -
From astrology,从占星术说起 -
there was the belief that certain metals or precious stones--有人相信特定的金属或罕见的石头 -
rubies and diamonds--比如红宝石和钻石