Chaucer wrote in the late mediaeval period.

乔叟写作的时代是中世纪末。

In the Canterbury Tales there is an apocalypticism for both Chaucer's pilgrims and readers.

乔瑟的晚期代表作《坎特伯里故事集》一般认为写于西元1380年，正是十四世纪末纷乱的年代。

Chaucer flourished at the end of the 14th century.

乔叟在14世纪末享有盛名。

These are all extracts from Chaucer.

些都是乔叟诗抄中的精萃。

In the month of May, says Chaucer, a poet puts away his books 'and seeth the fressche floures, how they springe'.

乔叟说，在五月，诗人会把书抛在一旁，去“寻找花朵的清香和春天的气息”。

We are fascinated by rogues, from Chaucer's Pardoner to Del Boy. 9 We are bad at risk-assessment, and repeated surveys show that we fear crime far more than is justified.

从乔叟笔下的忏悔者到热播喜剧中的人物德尔，些流氓无赖无一不让我们心向往之。我们并不善于准确判断风险，一次次的调查表明，我们对于犯罪行为的恐惧大大超出了正常范围。