来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病 第12集 第12集》

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  And yet to try his faith, he was scourged by Satan.
  为了测试他的忠诚 他遭到撒旦的鞭笞
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  This is a painting by William Blake of this scourging of Job by Satan,
  威廉·布莱克的这画描绘约伯遭撒旦鞭笞
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  who's pouring out boils that will soon torment him from head to foot.
  撒旦泼沸水很快让他从头到脚都痛苦
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  And the description of the disease that afflicted Job,
  折磨约伯的疾病的描述
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  in the Book of Job,
  在约伯记中
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  is highly suggestive of what we might call a venereal disease or STD.
  高度暗示可能是花柳病或是称为性传染病
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  He was covered from head to foot in boils.
  他从头到脚浸在沸水中
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  And yet Job was reassuringly free from sin.
  然而约伯被判无罪
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  We know that because God tells us so.
  我们这样知道因为上帝是这样告诉我们的
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  And, so, Job became the patron saint of syphilitics.
  因此约伯变成了梅毒的守护神
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  There was also a public health response;
  也有公共卫生做出反应
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  that is to say, the building of hospitals for the incurables,
  就是说 医院为不治的病人所建的建筑