was an act of terror by Polish agents.

是波兰间谍的行为
So cholera gave rise to manhunts or witch-hunts,

所以霍乱增加了追捕和猎巫行动
find--the search for scapegoats.

也就是寻找替罪羔羊
Foreigners, gypsies,

外国人吉普赛人
someone newly arriving in town could be suspicious

和一些刚落脚的外地人也被怀疑
and therefore could be set upon and attacked, as a scapegoat.

因此遭到攻击这些人都是替罪羔羊
Cholera also led, because of its fear,

霍乱还因其带来的恐慌
to mass flight, and some cities experienced almost Biblical exoduses,

造成了人们的逃亡和瘟疫时一样
with tens-of-thousands of people evacuating cities

成千上万的人逃离城市
in fear for their lives.

因为害怕自己被霍乱夺去生命
And just as in Defoe's account,

这正和笛福的描述一样
it was the wealthier classes who could afford the journey

只有有钱人才能够负担起逃亡的费用