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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And death is usually armed with a scythe,死神通常持有一把镰刀 -
or an arrow, or a dart,或是一支箭 或是一个飞镖 -
and often plays a musical instrument.并且常常在演奏乐器 -
In the words of The Catholic Encyclopedia:用《天主教百科全书》的话来说就是 -
"The Black Death brought before popular imagination"黑死病将死亡的主题和它亘古的统治 -
the subject of death and its universal sway,前所未有地 -
as never before.展现给世人 -
At this time,这个时期 -
death appeared as the messenger of God,死亡就像上帝的信使一般出现 -
summoning men to the world beyond the grave.召唤人们前往坟墓之下的世界 -
During those years,那些年里 -
many churches enacted literal dances of death,许多教会编写了死亡之舞的脚本