来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：欧洲文明 第19集 第19集》

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  showing such a touching childish joy."
  展现出感人的孩子般的欢乐"
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  He had the image that the Russian people were childish,
  他有一种印象 俄国民众都像孩子一样
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  that they--and his wife insisted on this--loved being whipped.
  他妻子也坚持 他们喜欢被鞭笞
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  They loved being punished.
  他们喜欢被惩罚
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  Since the abolition of the serfdom in 1861,
  自从1861年农奴制度被废止以来
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  there was lots of mistreatment of peasants by lords,
  有很多的农民被地主虐待
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  but you could no longer literally torture serfs,
  但你无法再随意折磨农奴们
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  so long as he didn't die.
  一直到他们死
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  Before 1861
  在1861年前
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  if you tortured a serf and he did die
  如果你折磨一个农奴并且他死了
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  or if you just ordered him killed or killed him yourself,
  或是你命令他自杀或是你自己杀了他
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  you would receive a small fine.
  你会受到一小笔罚款