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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which ravaged Paris in the 1830s这个城市在十九世纪三十年代 -
and again in 1849.和1849年都遭受着这种疾病的蹂躏 -
And this caused an enormous psychological shock,这也对人们造成了巨大的心理冲击 -
the idea that civilization was no sure-fire protection人们觉得文明社会在突如其来的疾病面前 -
against sudden and agonizing disease.并不能给他们提供确切的保护 -
There was an unbearable contradiction that a city,当时有一种让人们难以承受的矛盾 -
that is Paris, that prided itself即 巴黎以自身为 -
at being at the heart of European intellectual life,欧洲才智中心城市 -
at being the leading city in the arts and culture,艺术文化的领导城市 -
a world center, as you now know,of scientific medicine,世界科学医学的中心而自豪 -
could nevertheless be devastated却仍然可能会被这种与贫困 -
by a disease that was associated with poverty,污物和殖民世界相关的疾病