为了真正研究中世纪的社会历史，你必须了解香料的作用。

In order to really study the social history of the Middle Ages, you have to understand the role of spices.

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在研究中世纪历史的那段日子里，多数时间我都沉浸在解密笔迹上。

In my days as a medieval historian, I spent much of my time deciphering handwriting.

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作者们称引起中世纪瘟疫的品种可能已经灭绝了，但是他们认为进一步的研究可以揭示它是如何进化到一种没那么致命的类型。

The authors argue the version of the disease that caused the medieval plague is likely extinct, but suggest that further study could reveal how it may have evolved into a less virulent strain.

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We're not going to be studying it necessarily for how important it was for Medieval and Early Modern Literature, for example.

也不会研究它,对于中世纪及早期现代文学的重要性，等等。

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