来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病 第5集 第5集》

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  The only really certain indication was putrefaction.
  唯一确凿的证据就是身体的腐坏
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  And, so, those religious rites of laying out--
  陈列遗体的宗教仪式
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  the wake, the funeral procession and so forth--
  比如守夜 葬礼游行等
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  were practical, in that they allowed time,
  其实非常实用 因为在这段时间里
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  and they ensured observation,
  人们还会继续观察
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  to be certain that the dead person really was dead
  以在下葬前确认
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  before being interred.
  被葬人确实已经死亡
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  But plague, on the other hand--
  但是如果是鼠疫的话就不一样了
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  we've seen the plague regulations.
  我们看过鼠疫的相关规定了
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  They meant instead a rapid, hasty burial,
  因鼠疫而死的人只会被快速草率地埋掉
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  with no attention and no observation,
  没有人会注意对遗体进行观察
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  and isolation raised a real danger of being buried alive.
  这种隔离使得活埋变成一种实在的威胁