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 so there was obviously some morbific substance
  很显然有一些致病的物质
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  that passed from one body to another.
  从一个人传染给另一个人
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  The disease, in other words, seemed to be something specific;
  换句话说这种疾病似乎有些特殊
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  and this helped to promote also the idea of a new concept of disease.
  这一点也推进了疾病的一种新概念
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  And syphilis tried physicians
  梅毒考验着医师
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  because it really was an incurable disease at the time,
  因为在那时候梅毒是不可治愈的
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  and until the late twentieth century didn't respond to
  直到二十世纪末期
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  the classical recommendations for therapy.
  才对经典疗法产生影响
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  All of this made it a major challenge to humoralist orthodoxy.
  所有这些对正统体液学说是一个重大挑战
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  And with that,
  通过这
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  I would say we've reviewed this period of syphilis and plague
  可以说我们已经回顾了梅毒和瘟疫的时期
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  that presented a major impact on society,
  它们对社会有很大的影响