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[00:00.30] [00:00.45](The medieval Church's)laws against usury - charging interest on loans
中世纪教会法反对任何形式的高利贷，也就是收取利息 [00:03.51]- were a major obstacle to the development of finance in Europe
这成为欧洲金融业发展的主要阻碍 [00:07.66]After all, what God-fearing Christian merchant wished to risk the torments of hell
毕竟，敬畏上帝的天主教商人们不会以身试法，忍受地狱之苦 [00:08.18] [00:13.70]This astonishing vision of eternal damnation was painted by Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari
这幅由乔治·瓦萨里和费德里科·祖卡里创作完成的油画展现了永罚的骇人景象 [00:20.41]on the inside of the great dome of Florence's Cathedral, the Duomo
在佛罗伦萨的圣母百花大教堂穹顶上 [00:25.26]And below there's another fresco by Domenico di Michelino
穹顶之下是多梅尼科·迪·米凯利诺的作品 [00:29.71]of Florence's greatest poet, Dante Alighieri, holding his masterwork, the Divine Comedy
上面画了佛罗伦萨最伟大的诗人阿利盖利·但丁拿着他的代表作《神曲》 [00:36.67]According to Dante, there was a special part of the seventh circle of hell that was exclusively set aside for usurers
根据但丁的作品，七层地狱中有一层是用来处置放高利贷者的 [00:53.08]There the moneylenders were eternally tortured with scorching earth and freezing snow
在那里，放贷人忍受着灼热焦土与刺骨寒雪的双重折磨，永世不得翻身 [00:58.91]their necks weighed down with bulging purses
而他们的脖子上，悬着沉重的钱包