来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1871年后的法国 第12集 第12集》

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  many of whom fell victim to malaria or yellow fever,
  很多人根本没在殖民地待多久
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  dengue fever or leprosy,
  就染上疟疾 黄热病
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  before they had spent much time in the colony at all.
  登革热 麻风病 等疾病
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  Attack was often-- always a concern, in fact,
  袭击和沙漠或丛林中的事故
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  as were accidents in deserts or jungles.
  事实上屡见不鲜
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  Medical care in the colonies was often pretty inadequate.
  殖民地急缺医疗护理
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  Working conditions were harsh.
  工作环境相当艰苦
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  Most settlers, for example, had to build and
  比如 大部分居民必须建造
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  maintain their own houses, clear forests or brush,
  并维护自己的房子 清扫树林
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  and set up their own shops.
  还要自己搭房做生意
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  Colonial goods were often susceptible to rapidly changing
  殖民地的商品易受到多变的行情影响
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  market conditions and many colonists ended up in debt.
  导致许多殖民地居民最终负债累累