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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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 -
But unfortunately for them, the kindness wasn't reciprocal.但是不幸的是 这样的善意不是双向的 -
The Spaniards were interested in profit, and international西班牙人在意的是利润 -
power politics.是国际政治力量 -
And Hispaniola was strategically located.他们对伊斯帕尼奥拉岛有战略定位