来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病 第11集 第11集》
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of the urban centers of the nation, with the specific goal其具体的目标是 -
of removing filth, because filth was held清除城市污物 因为人们认为 -
to be the cause of disease.这些污物就是疾病的来源 -
So, we're talking about one of the great public works projects我们现在讨论的是现代历史上的 -
of modern history: the establishment of sewer systems,伟大公共工程计划之一 即下水道系统 -
a whole infrastructure of water mains, of waste removal,其基础结构包括总水管 垃圾处理 -
street cleansing, improved and less crowded housing,街道清理 改善了的不拥挤的住宅环境 -
the creation of parks and public spaces.以及公园和公共场所的创立 -
We can see that Victorian Britain truly was preoccupied我们可以看到 维多利亚时代的英国 -
with that combination of excrement and water.真正专注于排泄物与水相结合的问题 -
All of this, of course, presupposed as well这所有的一切 当然有一个前提条件 -
the emergence of a modern state.即一个现代国家的兴起