英语翻译因此,为了遏制人们的身体欲望,一心想建立神圣社群的清教便视婚外性行为如通奸为洪水猛兽,于是,清教出现之前一直都只

Therefore,Puritans,who strived to establish sacred societies,regarded extramarital sex (i.e.adultery) as a dreadful disaster,in order to curb people's lust.Hence,though before the presence of Puritanism,adultery was merely about corrupted morality,it was taken as a legal issue and incurred serious punishment.One vivid illustration is the encounter of Mrs.Hester in the Scarlet Letter.