来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病第2集第2集》

and were going to live together in harmony and peace,

要永远和谐安宁地生活在一起
forever, as eternal people.

以不朽的人自诩
And every morning began with a mutual criticism

每天早晨他们会开互鉴会
in which they pointed out each other's faults-

互相指出对方的错误
this must have been a lot of fun-

一定非常有意思
in order that they not fall by the wayside

以此防止半途而废
and lapse once again into sin.

或是再次堕入罪恶
Well, I'm sorry to tell you--

很遗憾地告诉大家
this was the 1840s-

这是19世纪40年代的情形
by the 1890s

到90年代
the ideal community had become instead a joint stock company,

这个理想团体变成了一家股份公司
and you still have Oneida pottery and silverware.

现在还可以买到奥奈达陶器和银餐具