来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：现代早期英国社会 第1集 第1集》

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  and understanding how they
  以及理解这些是怎样产生与发展的
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  unfolded-- the rest is devoted to other
  那么其余的部分
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  aspects of the period,
  着眼点则在当时的其它方面
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  to its religious history, to its social history, aspects of its economy,
  宗教史 社会史 经济表现
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  aspects of the culture of the time.
  以及当时的文化方面
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  These are matters which might sometimes have been vitally
  这些事物有时候同
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  influenced by the decisions of rulers,
  当时统治者的决定息息相关
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  but they also developed in their own independent ways and
  而同时它们又以独有且独立的方式发展着
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  they obviously involved a far larger cast of characters.
  明显是有更多的人在影响着它们的发展
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  So this course is very much about the common people too
  所以这课程也是关于平民的
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  and their experience of the age
  包括他们的经历
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  as well as about those who ruled them.
  当然也包括统治者的经历