It was also an instant success.

它同时也是一次瞬间的胜利
It rapidly went through lots of editions,

很快被多次重版
and established Fracastoro's fame,

确立了法兰卡斯特罗的名望
even more than his more scientific works.

甚至比他更多的科学著作还要有效
It also offered what I think we could say was a clearly moralizing,

它也提出了我们所说的明确的道德观
judgmental analysis of this disease as a scourge of God.

将这种疾病解释为上帝的鞭笞
You know the drill by now.

你们知道钻头这种东西
In the poem,

在诗中
the first victim of the disease was a shepherd whose name was Syphilis.

第一个受害者是个名叫西佛里斯的牧羊人
And the shepherd had offended the gods by turning against them

他与诸神反目
and worshipping a king as a deity.

并尊一位国王为神
So, in their anger, the gods afflicted Syphilis with this terrible pox.

诸神愤怒之余用可怕的脓疱折磨西佛里斯