他因为信奉异端思想而以火刑处死。
圣女贞德被处以火刑。
他们再也不会在火刑柱上折磨人了。
在哥白尼之后一个世纪，数学家布鲁诺被烧死在火刑柱上—主要是因为支持哥白尼，认为太阳是一棵恒星，并且还认为太空是无限的。
A century after Copernicus, the mathematician Bruno was burned at the stake -largely for supporting Copernicus, suggesting the sun to be a star, and suggesting that space was infinite.
皇宫外，侍卫长费兰多讲述了吉普赛老妇人的故事，当年这位吉普赛老妇人被当作蛊惑伯爵幼弟的“巫婆”抓了起来并送上火刑台烧死了。
Outside the royal residence, Ferrando, the captain of the guard, recounts the story of a gypsy woman who was burned at the stake years ago for bewitching the count's infant brother.
根据百科全书的记载，在2000年时，人类已发现的系外行星仅有26颗，也许这还不足以改变审判官的判决；但根据最近的记录，这个数字已经达到了500颗，而且数量还在增加，这个证据一定可以阻止他们对布鲁诺执行火刑。
Evidence from the year 2000, when the planets in the encyclopedia numbered a mere 26, might not have done the trick. But the latest tally, 505 and counting, surely would have stayed their torches.
根据百科全书的记载，在2000年时，人类已发现的系外行星仅有26颗，也许这还不足以改变审判官的判决；但根据最近的记录，这个数字已经达到了500颗，而且数量还在增加，这个证据一定可以阻止他们对布鲁诺执行火刑。
Evidence from the year 2000, when the planets in the encyclopedia numbered a mere 26, might not have done the trick. But the latest tally, 505 and counting, surely would have stayed their torches.
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