神秘食罪者Sineater，西方鬼故事衍生出的“罪与救赎”｜双语阅读(3)

历史学家分析，在那个时代通常是穷人才选择去做食罪者，对于他们来说，那几乎是出于必要，而不一定是一种选择。芒斯洛（Munslow）是一个农民，一个有家室的人，在那个时代他看起来似乎很成功。那么他为什么会选择做这样的事情呢？是的，这是个令人好奇的选择，特别是像芒斯洛（Munslow）这样的人。致使芒斯洛做出这个选择的主要诱因，似乎是他的孩子们突然去世。
And you mentioned earlier that usually it was poor people that chose to practice this, almost out of necessity, not necessarily choice. Munslow was a farmer, a family man, he seemed like he was fairly successful. Why would he choose this? Yeah, it is a curious choice. In particular, someone like Munslow. The basic motivation Munslow seems to have had is that his children died quite suddenly.
out of necessity 出于必要
a curious choice 令人惊讶的选择
basic motivation 主要动机，主要诱因

故事讲述者：摩根弗里曼
1817年，芒斯洛的三个年幼的孩子在一个星期内患病死亡。Davit认为Munslow可能将他的个人悲剧与村里萦绕不去的不可饶恕的罪恶联系在一起。这种一种对鬼魂的恐惧，害怕死者的灵魂从死亡之地回到人世间，从而影响到生者的生活。
Three of Munslow’s young children took sick and died in a single week in 1817. Davit believes Munslow may have linked his personal tragedy to the notion that unforgiven sins were haunting the village. This fear is about the souls from the dead coming back to haunt their own society.