For the most part , such plagues have been infections .

一般来说，瘟疫都是传染性的。

Both books level serious criticism of modern western society , illuminating the under-reported psychological plagues of our time .

这两本书都严厉批评了现代西方社会，点明了这个时代的不为人知的心灵瘟疫。

Wars , plagues and famines visited us , but we did not stop in our industrious creation of deserts .

战争、瘟疫和饥荒拜访了我们，然而，我们没有停止勤奋刻苦地创造沙漠。

When common men were slaves and serfs , they obeyed andthey were fed , but they died by thousands in plagues and famines .

当普通人是奴隶和仆人，只要顺从就会被喂食，但是他们在瘟疫和饥荒里成千上万的死去。

And this is what sets this catastrophe apart from the earthquakes and plagues of former years .

而正是这一点把这次灾难和以往的地震和瘟疫区别开。