来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病 第7集 第7集》
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of natural and manmade catastrophes,许多自然和人为的灾难 -
and the arrival of Columbus was certainly one.哥伦布的到来显然就是其中之一 -
The aboriginal inhabitants,这里的土著居民 -
a tribe known as the Arawaks,属于一个叫阿拉瓦克斯的部落 -
are estimated, or guesstimated,估测 或者说猜测 -
to have numbered something like a million people in 1492.在1492年大约有一百万人口 -
Columbus described Hispaniola哥伦布几乎把伊斯帕尼奥拉岛 -
as almost an earthly paradise,描述成了一个人间天堂 -
a place of great natural beauty.一个充满自然美的地方 -
And he reported that the Arawaks were a welcoming and他还说阿拉瓦克斯人十分好客 -
non-warlike people, who greeted the Spanish warmly不喜征战 热情招待了西班牙人 -
and showed them great kindness.对他们表达了善意