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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  when death was unleashed in europe repeatedly.
  出现在死亡蔓延的欧洲
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  Vanitas, as a theme,
  虚空艺术
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  flowered in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
  兴盛于16和17世纪
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  Now what did it mean?
  那它是什么意思呢
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  Well, vanitas paintings
  虚空风格画作
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  were meant to display the temporal goods of this world:
  展现世界上各种不能永恒的东西
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  flowers perhaps; fruits;
  花 水果
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  symbols of learning and culture
  学问和文化的载体
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  such as musical instruments or books;
  例如乐器或是书籍
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  or signs of earthly achievement and wealth,
  或者世俗成就和财富的象征
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  like gold and jewels.
  例如黄金和珠宝
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  But they're juxtaposed to
  然而它们却和一些更加