[打卡] 病毒改变历史进程

今天的外刊金句来自《经济学人》“病毒改变历史”：

Multiple plagues afflicted ancient Romans and Mr Kennedy argues that the death and devastation not only led to the collapse of that empire, it also set in motion the societal changes that allowed Christianity to dominate the world.

词/短语：

1. plague: n.瘟疫

2. afflict: vt.困扰、折磨

3. devastation: n.破坏

4. collapse: n.崩溃

5. set in motion: 开启、使...运转起来

6. societal changes：社会变革

7. Christianity: n.基督教

8. dominate: vt.主宰、统治
   

译：古罗马人遭遇了多重瘟疫，肯尼迪认为，由此造成的死亡和破坏不仅导致了罗马帝国的崩解，还引发了社会变革，使基督教得以统治世界。