評(píng)論
打印
Mercy Lewis and nine other women and girls claim Corey is a witch.
默西·劉易斯與另外九名婦女和女孩 聲稱科里是個(gè)女巫
Haunting their dreams,hurting them without touching them.
說(shuō)她制造夢(mèng)魘 不用接觸就能傷害她們
Mercy testifies:"I believe in my heart"that Martha Corey is a most dreadful witch,
默西指證道:我心里深深相信 瑪莎·科里是個(gè)最可怕的女巫
biting, pinching and choking me.
"不停地撕咬我 蹂躪我 扼住我的喉嚨"
All considered evidence of witchcraft.
所有證詞都證明巫術(shù)的存在
The people of Salem are puritans.
在塞勒姆生活的都是清教徒
They live by the Bible,in fear of the devil,
他們謹(jǐn)遵而活 對(duì)魔鬼充滿了恐懼
blaming him for famine, disease and conflict.
認(rèn)為魔鬼是導(dǎo)致饑荒 疾病和矛盾的元兇
The fascinating thing about the Salem witch trials
塞勒姆女巫審判的特別之處在于
is they occur at a crucial tipping point in the history of America.
它處在美洲歷史發(fā)展的 一個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)上
Supernatural explanations are first and foremost in their mind.
把這解釋為"超自然現(xiàn)象" 是人們的第一反應(yīng)
They see the devil allied with the Indians.
他們看到魔鬼和印第安人同行
So if you can imagine sitting in your living room with your tiny tallow candle
想象一下 你坐在自己的屋子里 只燃了一支小牛油燭
and your window's cracked open a bit for the breeze,
窗戶被微風(fēng)吹開(kāi)了一條小縫
every snap of the branch you hear,every rustle of a leaf you hear,
樹(shù)枝吱吱呀呀搖擺 樹(shù)葉窸窸窣窣作響
is either the devil or the Indians,this is their nightly experience.
你會(huì)覺(jué)得不是魔鬼來(lái)了 就是印第安人來(lái)了 每晚都在驚慌中度過(guò)
For three hundred years, the West has been gripped by a witch-hunting frenzy.
三百年來(lái) 西方世界都籠罩在 "獵巫"的狂亂之中
45,000 put to death.80% women.
45,000人被處死 其中百分之八十是女人
